Federal Taxes

The Tax Foundation's Center for Federal Tax Policy produces and promotes timely and high-quality data, research, and analysis on federal tax issues that influences the debate toward economically principled policies. Our experts are routinely relied upon for presentations, testimony, and media appearances on individual and corporate tax issues, and our website is a comprehensive resource for taxpayers, journalists, lawmakers and their staff.

IRS data can be intimidating, so Tax Foundation economists have compiled this information in a user-friendly format.

Individual income tax rates, data, and statistics:

Individual income tax rates 1913 to 2013
Top 1% and other percentiles
Nonpayers
Sources of income
Capital gains tax rates
Dividend rates, OECD comparisons

Business income tax rates, data, and statistics: 

Corporate tax rates 1909 to 2012
Corporate tax rates, OECD comparisons
Corporate tax rates, U.S. states & states compared to international rates
 

Putting a Face on America's Tax Returns chartbook