Togo or United States: which taxes less?

Both tax systems side by side, headline rates and the gap between them.

Lighter: United States, ahead by 0.8 FiScore point.

Togo

4.3/10

153rd of 217

Tax Togo United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 27% 21% +6.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% to 35% 10% to 37% −2.0 points
VAT standard rate 18% 11.73% +6.3 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Togo

Companies Article 113 of the general tax code 27%

United States

Federal tax 21%
State tax 0% to over 9% depending on the state n/a

Personal income tax

Togo

Up to 900,000 FCFA Annual scale of article 74 0%
900,001 to 3,000,000 FCFA 3%
3,000,001 to 6,000,000 FCFA 10%
6,000,001 to 9,000,000 FCFA 15%
9,000,001 to 12,000,000 FCFA 20%
12,000,001 to 15,000,000 FCFA 25%
15,000,001 to 20,000,000 FCFA 30%
Over 20,000,000 FCFA 35%

United States

n/a

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