Income:
10%: $0-$9,500; $0-19,000
12.5%: $9,500-$40,000; $19,000-$80,000
20%: $40,000-$80,000; $80,000-$160,000
27.5%: $80,000-$150,000; $160,000-$300,000
34.5%: $150,000-$200,000; $300,000-$400,000
39.5%: $200,000-$300,000; $400,000-$600,000
42.5%: $300,000-$490,000; $600,000-$980,000
44.5%: $490,000+; $980,000+
Corporate:
10%: $0-$75,000
15%: $75,000-$150,000
20%: $150,000-$200,000
25%: $200,000-$300,000
27.5%: $300,000-$900,000
37.5%: $900,000-$1,900,000
30%: $1,900,000+
Value-Added Tax:
6.0%(5.0% for food)
Payroll Tax:
6.5% - Employer & Employee
Estate Tax:
22.5%: $1,000,000-$1,500,000; $2,000,000-$3,000,000
37.5%: $1,500,000-$3,000,000; $3,000,000-$6,000,000
50%: $3,000,000+; $6,000,000+
Stocks Tax:
0.1%
Gas tax:
Gasoline: 24.4c
Diesel: 29.4c
Capital Gains:
0%: $0-$40,000; $0-$80,000
10%: $40,000-$100,000; $80,000-$200,000
15%: $100,000-$200,000; $200,000-$400,000
20%: $200,000-$400,000; $400,000-$800,000
25%: $400,000+; $800,000+
I don't live in US, but I would try to simplify it
Income
0 to 40K - 10%
40K to 200k - 25%
200K to million - 35%
over a million - 40%
Corporate
Flat rate of 25%
VAT
5% on all goods (rebate cheques to low income Americans)
Payroll tax
Social security (6.2% up to 125K for both employees and employers)
Medicare (1.45% for both employees and employers on all incomes)
Estate Tax
0% under a million
40% over a million
Fuel Taxes
$0.25/gallon
Capital Gains tax
Income tax rate - corporate tax rate
0% under 200k
10% 200K to million
15% over a million
For my own country Canada, here is mine. In brackets are what I think it should be for the provinces
Income Tax
First 20K tax free
20-50K - 10% (5%)
50 - 100K - 20% (10%)
over 100K - 30% (15%)
Corporate Tax
under 500k 10% (2%)
over 500k 15% (10%)
VAT
HST of 15% (7% federal GST, 8% provincial component)
Payroll Tax
CPP 4.95% (both employer and employee each, capped at 53K minimum 3K)
EI 1.6% (both employer and employee capped at 53K, minimum 5K)
Estate Tax
0% under $5 million
40% over $5 million excluding farms
Fuel Taxes
$0.10/litre ($0.15/litre)
Carbon Tax
$50/tonne at both levels
Capital Gains Tax
50% of whatever income tax rate (so 5% federally in lowest bracket, 15% in highest bracket)
