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A corporate tax, also called corporation tax or company tax, is a tax on the income or capital of corporations or analogous legal entities. Many countries impose such taxes at the national level, and a similar tax may be imposed at state or local levels. The taxes may also be referred to as income tax or capital tax.
A. The United States imposes a tax on the profits of US resident corporations up to a maximum rate of 35 percent. The corporate income tax is the third largest source of federal revenue, after the individual income tax and payroll taxes, and raised $343.8 billion in fiscal 2015. The United States taxes the profits of US resident corporations at graduated rates ranging from 15 to 35 percent.