Alphabet paid nearly $19 billion in taxes, according to cash taxes paid on the cashflow statement (a much better proxy for income taxes paid).

That equates to ~26.5%. 65% higher than your average tax rate, and higher than the 21% corporate income tax rate.

What's your average tax rate?

I love these diagrams because it really shows who understands corporate taxes.

Those who see the 11b and complain simply don't know how to read a 10-K, which is fine but it becomes a problem when everyone latches onto that and it ends up affecting policy decisions.

Truth is, Alphabet paid nearly $19 billion in taxes, according to cash taxes paid on the cashflow statement (a much better proxy for income taxes paid).

That equates to ~26.5%, which is higher than the 21% corporate tax rate.