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
