Effective and marginal tax rates might not be familiar terms. However, they’re essential concepts to understand because they determine how much income you’ll have to fork over to the government every ...

Tax comes in many different forms – VAT, capital gains tax, inheritance tax, income tax – and different people pay it at different rates. Typically, the more you earn, the more tax you pay; this is ...

Paying taxes is never pleasant, which, perhaps, is why so many Americans often complain about the taxes they pay in language that inflates the percentages they're paying. Yeah, it's that bad! Well, no ...

Comparing growth rates during times of high and low marginal tax rates shows that lower rates do not translate to faster growth, writes Michael Linden. Speaker of the House John Boehner says lower ...