Warren Buffett's Shocking Income Tax Rate

Donald Trump defended his $916 million tax loss by suggesting other billionaires, including Warren Buffett, used the same tax-cancelling strategy.

Not so, Buffett declared. He has paid federal income tax every year since 1944. In 2015 Buffett paid tax of $1,845,557 on an income, after deductions, of $6,086,237.

That works out to a tax rate of over 30%.

Aha! He doesn't pay at a lower rate than his secretary after all. No, but he probably never did. His much-publicized calculation included payroll taxes.