Catholic countries Compared by Economy > Tax > Time to prepare and pay taxes > Hours
DEFINITION:
Time to prepare and pay taxes is the time, in hours per year, it takes to prepare, file, and pay (or withhold) three major types of taxes: the corporate income tax, the value added or sales tax, and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social security contributions.".
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Brazil | 2,600 | 2009 | ||
2 | Bolivia | 1,080 | 2009 | ||
3 | Venezuela | 864 | 2009 | ||
4 | Ecuador | 600 | 2009 | ||
5 | Mexico | 517 | 2009 | ||
6 | Equatorial Guinea | 492 | 2009 | ||
7 | Panama | 482 | 2009 | ||
8 | Argentina | 453 | 2009 | ||
9 | Poland | 395 | 2009 | ||
10 | Peru | 380 | 2009 | ||
11 | Guatemala | 344 | 2009 | ||
=12 | Paraguay | 328 | 2009 | ||
=12 | Portugal | 328 | 2009 | ||
14 | Chile | 316 | 2009 | ||
15 | Italy | 314 | 2009 | ||
16 | Costa Rica | 282 | 2009 | ||
17 | East Timor | 276 | 2009 | ||
18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 270 | 2009 | ||
19 | Slovakia | 257 | 2009 | ||
20 | Eritrea | 216 | 2009 | ||
21 | Spain | 213 | 2009 | ||
22 | Colombia | 208 | 2009 | ||
23 | Croatia | 196 | 2009 | ||
24 | Philippines | 195 | 2009 | ||
25 | Cape Verde | 186 | 2009 | ||
26 | Austria | 170 | 2009 | ||
27 | Lithuania | 166 | 2009 | ||
28 | Haiti | 160 | 2009 | ||
29 | Burundi | 140 | 2009 | ||
30 | France | 132 | 2009 | ||
31 | Palau | 128 | 2009 | ||
32 | Dominica | 120 | 2009 | ||
=33 | Ireland | 76 | 2009 | ||
=33 | Seychelles | 76 | 2009 | ||
35 | Luxembourg | 59 | 2009 |