Compared with Ireland, where the individual tax rate is a whopping 48%, the U.S. national average of 36.9% is not so bad. How does your country compare?
So says Cathy Vandewater (InternationalRelationsOnline.com) in an infographic entitled International Tax Rates.
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Vandewater goes on to say:
Check out the infographic below for the scoop on tax rates around the world, plus some fun tax trivia, and feel free to share!
*http://internationalrelationsonline.com/international-tax-rates-infographic/
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