Corporations in the financial sector paid an 18.8 %. In the aerospace and defense sector, corporations paid a16.7% Transportation sector corporations paid 16.4 percent. Oil, gas and pipelines, paid14.4 percent. Industrial machinery paid a rate of 4.3%. Utilities sector, a 2.9% rate.
Based on a five-year period, 2008-2012.
Source:
http://www.ctj.org/corporatetaxdodgers/sorrystateofcorptaxes.pdf
Why does the media insist on parroting the 35% rate?