America's Richest Companies: Only the Little People Pay Taxes

Have you paid your 2010 taxes yet? On a percentage basis, you're certainly paying more than the most profitable U.S. companies, and in some cases you're literally paying more: Consider, for instance, that General Electric made $26 billion in profits over the last five years and not only paid no federal income tax, it got a $4.1 billion refund.

Listed below are the top 10 corporate freeloaders, as compiled by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).

10. Carnival Cruise Lines over the past five years made more than $11 billion in profits, but its federal income tax rate during those years was just 1.1 percent.

9. ConocoPhillips, the fifth largest oil company in the United States, made $16 billion in profits from 2007 through 2009, but received $451 million in tax breaks.

8. Citigroup last year made more than $4 billion in profits but paid no federal income taxes.

7. Goldman Sachs in 2008 only paid 1.1 percent of its income in taxes even though it earned a profit of $2.3 billion.

6. Valero Energy, the 25th largest company in America with $68 billion in sales last year received a $157 million tax refund check from the IRS.

5. Boeing got a $124 million refund from the IRS last year.

4. Chevron received a $19 million refund from the IRS last year after it made $10 billion in profits in 2009.

3. GE, see above.

2. Bank of America got a $1.9 billion tax refund from the IRS last year, though it made $4.4 billion in profits.

1. Exxon Mobil made $19 billion in profits in 2009 and paid no federal income taxes. It did receive a $156 million rebate from the IRS.

Find more information and graphics about corporate tax evaders at www.usuncut.org.