But as you get ready to file your tax return this year, you should prepare for some  of the changes that could affect you. New Rule (Effective Jan. 1, 2018) Up to  $1,400 of the child tax credit can be received as refundable credit (meaning it can  go toward a tax refund). Under a four-step graduated rate structure, the current  top corporate tax rate is 35 percent on taxable income greater than $10 million. 28 Feb 2020 There's your tax rate and there's your effective tax rate, which is the actual  amount of federal income taxes paid on Under a bracket system the  government comes up with tiers, or "brackets," of income tax rates and assigns a   17 Nov 2019 “If you make the United States a better place to invest, there is no question in my  mind that we would see a renaissance of capital Much of its savings have gone  to reward shareholders: FedEx spent more than $2 billion on stock buybacks and  dividend Companies that make up the S&P 500 index had an average effective  tax rate of 18.1 percent in 2018, down from 25.9 percent in