节省所得税:在所得税方面,由于美国基于FATCA(肥咖条款)而全球追税,合法节税的需求愈来愈高,美国未来还有一个隐忧,就是庞大的财政赤字,以及二战婴儿潮开始届龄退休,未来所得税率极有可能再度攀高。这点可参考以下列表(此表为联邦税所得税表)。
1913年-2010年联邦所得税率表 | 年分 | 最低税率(%) | 最高税率 |
| 税率(%) | 收入(美元) | 2011调整后(百万美元) | 附注 | 1913 | 1.00 | 7.00 | 500,000 | 11.3 |
| 1917 | 2.00 | 67.00 | 2,000,000 | 35 | 第一次世界大战 | 1925 | 1.50 | 25.00 | 100,000 | 1.28 |
| 1932 | 4.00 | 63.00 | 1,000,000 | 16.4 |
| 1936 | 4.00 | 79.00 | 5,000,000 | 80.7 |
| 1941 | 10.00 | 81.00 | 5,000,000 | 76.3 | 第二次世界大战 | 1942 | 19.00 | 88.00 | 200,000 | 2.75 |
| 1944 | 23.00 | 94.00 | 200,000 | 2.54 |
| 1946 | 20.00 | 91.00 | 200,000 | 2.30 |
| 1964 | 16.00 | 77.00 | 400,000 | 2.85 |
| 1965 | 14.00 | 70.00 | 200,000 | 1.42 |
| 1981 | 14.00 | 70.00 | 212,000 | 0.532 |
| 1982 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 106,000 | 0.199 |
| 1987 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 90,000 | 0.178 |
| 1988 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 29,750 | 0.56 |
| 1991 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 82,100 | 0.135 |
| 1993 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 250,000 | 0.388 |
| 2003 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 331,950 | 0.380 |
| 2011 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 379,150 | 0.379 |
| 2013 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 400,000 | 0.388 |
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2014年联邦税所得税率表 | 超过(美元) | 低于(美元) | 须纳税收入(美元) | 超过部分(美元) | 已婚共同申报 | 0 | 18,150 | 0+10% | 0 | 18,150 | 73,800 | 1,815+15% | 18,150 | 73,800 | 148,850 | 10,162.50+25% | 73,800 | 148,850 | 226,850 | 28,925+28% | 148,850 | 226,850 | 405,100 | 50,765+33% | 226,850 | 405,100 | 457,600 | 109,587.50+35% | 405,100 | 457,600 | - | 127,962.50+39.6% | 457,600 | 单身 | 0 | 9,075 | 0+10% | 0 | 9,075 | 36,900 | 907.50+15% | 9,075 | 36,900 | 89,350 | 5,081.25+25% | 36,900 | 89,350 | 186,350 | 18,193.75+28% | 89,350 | 186,350 | 405,100 | 45,353.75+33% | 186,350 | 405,100 | 406,750 | 117,541.25+35% | 405,100 | 406,750 | - | 118,118.75+39.6% | 406,750 | 遗产或信托 | 0 | 2,500 | 0+15% | 0 | 2,500 | 5,800 | 375+25% | 2,500 | 5,800 | 8,900 | 1,200+28% | 5,800 | 8,900 | 12,150 | 2,068+33% | 8,900 | 12,150 | - | 3,140.50+39.6% | 12,150 |
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