Tax rate for c corporations 2020
Corporate income passes-through to individual shareholders, who file their share of corporate gains, losses, deductions and credits on their personal tax returns. While the prospect of bypassing C corporation double taxation is enticing, it is important to estimate future income and weigh the corresponding tax rates. This information is for corporate tax rates through the 2017 tax year. It is common to say that the U.S. corporate tax rate through 2017 was 35%, but the rate varied from 15% to 35%, depending on the amount of corporate income subject to tax for the year. The centerpiece of the law known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), P.L. 115 - 97, is the permanent flat 21% tax rate on C corporations it put into effect as of Jan. 1, 2018. Considering that the top individual tax rate was dropped only to 37% (from 39.6%),