Click on the degree graphics below to see a Webpage about the regalia and further meaning of each degree (opens in new window). These degrees, the 4th through 14th, are called Ineffable Degrees because their principal purpose is the investigation and contemplation of the ineffable name of Deity.
Related: When top rate kicks in. At 60.2%, Denmark last year had the highest top personal income tax rate among the 34 countries in the OECD, an organization of developed and emerging countries. And that 60.2% applied to income over roughly $55,000. That's a bigger bite than wealthy Californians face on their paychecks and other earned income.
It also has the distinction of having the highest income tax rate in the world, with an average income tax rate of 40.7%. Aside from taxes collected at the federal level, taxes are also collected at the local level, as well as the state level. Income tax in Belgium depends on the amount of income earned, and can range anywhere from 25% to 50%. Countries by Highest Income Tax Rate