In Russia, the Personal Income Tax Rate is a tax collected from individuals and is imposed on different sources of income like labor, pensions, interest and dividends. Revenues from the Personal Income Tax Rate are an important source of income for the government of Russia. The current tax rate stands at a 13 percent. The tax helps keep the government on its feet, so that they can continue to provide jobs for the unemployed. In this way, the money deducted by cash is actually providing more jobs for people to earn money. This way, the more money people earn, the more tax is collected. This is mutually beneficial for the government and the people, and results in a significant increase in GDP. The United States current tax rate is 39.60 percent. This is significantly higher than Russia's tax rate, but however, you must remember that income is higher in the United States. The Russian people have lower taxes, but they also have lower income. The U.S. has higher tax rates, but also higher incomes.