United Kingdom or United States: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: United States, ahead by 1.4 FiScore point.

Tax United Kingdom United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 25% 21% +4.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 20% to 45% 10% to 37% +8.0 points
VAT standard rate 20% 11.73% +8.3 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

United Kingdom

Main rate Profit over 250,000 GBP 25%
Small businesses Profit under 50,000 GBP, then tapered up to 250,000 19%

United States

Federal tax 21%
State tax 0% to over 9% depending on the state n/a
See the United Kingdom page See the United States page