October 1, 2018
![Tax Returns of Active Corporations Tax Returns of Active Corporations](https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/sites/default/files/fiscal-facts/ff_screenshot_39v3.png)
Fact:
In 2013, about 1.6 million returns were filed by active C-Corporations, or those that are subject to the corporate income tax. The manufacturing industry represented just over 5% of those returns, but paid over 30% of the total corporate income tax after credits.