are u s taxes low 
generally speaking u s taxes are lower than in other developed nations in 2021 total u s tax revenue represented 24 of gross domestic product gdp according to the tax policy center whereas the average among the other 37 member countries of the organisation for economic co operation and development oecd was 34 29who needs to pay taxes the taxpayer will depend on the type of tax and associated regulation for that tax for example federal income tax legislation usually only pertains to people who have earned a certain amount of income or adjusted gross income corporate taxes may be limited to companies that have performed business in a specific area or are incorporated to do business within a specific country each tax is handled differently and there are often exceptions and qualifications for whom the tax pertains to 