{"id":21056,"date":"2022-10-25T11:45:16","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T10:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/?p=21056"},"modified":"2026-01-28T06:13:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T06:13:33","slug":"are-taxes-higher-in-the-uk-or-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/blog\/are-taxes-higher-in-the-uk-or-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Are taxes higher in the UK or US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Let\u2019s face it, there&#8217;s always competition between the UK and US. Just last month the UK and US went head to head for the Davis Cup. This time, it\u2019s the battle of the highest taxes! So, are taxes higher in the UK or the US?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Does the US have the same types of taxes as the UK?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, both the UK and US have plenty of taxes. The main types in the UK are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/glossary\/income-tax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Income tax<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/glossary\/national-insurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National insurance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/glossary\/vat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VAT<\/a> (value added tax)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Property tax<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Taxes in the US are broken down into these three buckets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tax on what you earn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tax on what you own<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tax on what you buy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Pretty simple, really!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Is income tax higher in the UK or US?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>How about a quick comparison? \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div> <!-- .c-body -->\n\n<div class=\"b-highlight-mini m-neutral m-align-left\">\n    <div class=\"b-block-body\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>income tax<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rates in the 2025\/26 tax year \ud83d\udc47<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Income<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Tax rate<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Tax band<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to \u00a312,570<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personal allowance<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a312,571 to \u00a350,270<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basic rate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a350,271 to \u00a3125,140<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Higher rate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">over \u00a3125,141<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">45%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additional rate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div> <!-- .b-highlight-mini -->\n\n<div class=\"c-body\">\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>US \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Taxable Income<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Tax Rate<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Up to $10,275<\/td><td>10%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$10,276 &#8211; $41,775<\/td><td>12%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$41,776 &#8211; $89,075<\/td><td>22%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$89,076 &#8211; $170,050<\/td><td>24%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$170,051 &#8211; $215,950<\/td><td>32%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$215,951 &#8211; $539,900<\/td><td>35%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$539,901 or more<\/td><td>37%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Safe to say the income tax rates in the US are significantly less than the UK \ud83e\udee0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Does this mean I\u2019ll be better off in the US?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Not necessarily! All it means is that the income tax rates are lower than the UK. \u2018Better off\u2019 is a strong statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before applying for that green card, you may want to consider where and how higher taxes in the UK might just be more beneficial:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A free healthcare system compared to the costly healthcare system in the US<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More social security i.e benefits and cost of living help<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Housing aid (the US has over 200,000 more homeless people than the UK)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A preferable state pension programme&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So will you be better off? We can\u2019t give an exact (or unbiased) answer to that, but we can suggest considering whether you\u2019ll be happier with higher wages and perhaps a cut to the quality of social security programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Are any other types of tax lower in the US?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now we know that Americans who earn over \u00a3500,000 still only pay 37% tax, let\u2019s have a look at some other types of tax!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Inheritance tax:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US is made up of 50 states. Currently, there are only 6 states in the US where inheritance tax is a thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Estate tax is more common across the US but only applies to estates worth over $12.06 million. The standard rate is 40% but only 17 states even bother to enforce estate tax! \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, everyone in the UK except the King has to pay <a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/glossary\/inheritance-tax-iht\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inheritance tax<\/a> at a rate of 40% if the value of the received estate is above \u00a3325,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone else from team UK secretly switching over to team US? \ud83d\ude48<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sales tax:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a tax in the US that\u2019s paid by consumers. Sales tax is imposed on retail goods such as food and clothes. Rates differ in every state but the average is around 5%. Sales tax is collected once at the final purchase, by the final customer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So let\u2019s compare this to a similar tax in the UK &#8211; VAT:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/how-vat-works\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VAT<\/a> stands for Value Added Tax<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It isn\u2019t exactly the same as sales tax but it\u2019s not very far off either<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>VAT is collected multiple times during the production of a product&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div> <!-- .c-body -->\n\n<div class=\"b-highlight-mini m-neutral m-align-left\">\n    <div class=\"b-block-body\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>value added tax (VAT) rates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the 2025\/26 tax year \ud83d\udc47<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tax rate<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What the rate applies to<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standard rate<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most goods and services<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduced rate<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goods and services like children\u2019s car seats and home energy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zero rate<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goods and services like most food, books and children\u2019s clothes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*Businesses earning more than \u00a390,000 in a tax year must register for VAT. See <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/limited-companies\/vat-threshold-uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for more<\/span><\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div> <!-- .b-highlight-mini -->\n\n<div class=\"c-body\">\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Confused? Let\u2019s roll out the example! \ud83d\udd7a<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div> <!-- .c-body -->\n\n<div class=\"b-highlight-mini m-blue m-align-left\">\n    <div class=\"b-block-body\">\n        <p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Sloane purchases a new television for $400 in Mississippi where the sales tax is 7%:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>(400 + 7% = 428) \ud83e\udd13<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>So Sloane would have to pay $28 in sales tax.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Now, in the UK, Paul pops into PC World to buy a new printer for \u00a3100. Because the standard rate of VAT is 20%, Paul will pay an extra \u00a320.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Just like all other taxes, when a business charges VAT or on a sale, they\u2019re simply collecting on behalf of HMRC.<\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div> <!-- .b-highlight-mini -->\n\n<div class=\"c-body\">\n\n\n\n\n<p>So there we have it. We\u2019ll let you decide whether you are team UK tax \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 or team US tax \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2 \u2026 or none! \ud83d\ude1d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Need tax advice?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Filing tax returns accurately and on time aren&#8217;t the only things our accredited accountants can do! They also offer professional tax advice consultations. Find out more about our services <a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s face it, there&#8217;s always competition between the UK and US. Just last month the UK and US went head to head for the Davis Cup. This time, it\u2019s the battle of the highest taxes! 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