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EPISODE · May 11, 2026 · 10 MIN

National Tax Literacy Poll: Understanding the Tax Code

from #LegalBytes: The Official Podcast of Cummings & Cummings Law · host Cummings & Cummings Law

Attorney and CPA Chad D. Cummings presents this eye-opening presentation on a surprising reality: most Americans know very little about how taxes actually work. According to the Tax Foundation’s National Tax Literacy Poll, the majority of taxpayers cannot correctly identify the top federal income tax rate, do not understand how tax brackets function, and have no idea what share of federal taxes is paid by the top one percent of earners. This lack of knowledge is costing business owners thousands—sometimes hundreds of thousands—of dollars every year. If you don’t understand marginal rates and the true cost of your state’s tax system, you’re likely overpaying without realizing there are far better options. This presentation explains why so many business owners are moving their companies to Florida or Texas and how redomestication gives you a clean, legal way to change your company’s state of domicile without creating a new entity, without dissolution, and without federal tax consequences. Learn more: https://www.cummings.law/redomestication/

Attorney and CPA Chad D. Cummings presents this eye-opening presentation on a surprising reality: most Americans know very little about how taxes actually work. According to the Tax Foundation’s National Tax Literacy Poll, the majority of taxpayers cannot correctly identify the top federal income tax rate, do not understand how tax brackets function, and have no idea what share of federal taxes is paid by the top one percent of earners. This lack of knowledge is costing business owners thousands—sometimes hundreds of thousands—of dollars every year. If you don’t understand marginal rates and the true cost of your state’s tax system, you’re likely overpaying without realizing there are far better options. This presentation explains why so many business owners are moving their companies to Florida or Texas and how redomestication gives you a clean, legal way to change your company’s state of domicile without creating a new entity, without dissolution, and without federal tax consequences. Learn more: https://www.cummings.law/redomestication/

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Attorney and CPA Chad D. Cummings presents this eye-opening presentation on a surprising reality: most Americans know very little about how taxes actually work. According to the Tax Foundation’s National Tax Literacy Poll, the majority of taxpayers...

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