January 1, 1990 The Corporate Tax Burden Paul G. Merski Paul G. Merski Print this page Subscribe Support our work Download Special Report No. 1 Special Report No. 1 Executive Summary With federal deficits hovering around $150 billion, the government will continue its drive for more revenues. Corporations are often targeted because they are said to be under-taxed. Despite statistical evidence to the contrary, this recurring theme seems to have a life of its own and always resurfaces when more revenues are required for increased spending. In fact, corporations carry a heavy tax burden and provide a large and growing percentage of the total tax revenue collected by the federal government. Topics Center for Federal Tax Policy Center for State Tax Policy Business Taxes Corporate Income Taxes Data Research
