East Asia and Pacific Compared by Government > 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.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Vietnam | 1,050 hours | 2006 | ||
2 | China | 872 hours | 2006 | ||
3 | East Timor | 640 hours | 2006 | ||
4 | Indonesia | 576 hours | 2006 | ||
5 | Japan | 350 hours | 2006 | ||
6 | South Korea | 290 hours | 2006 | ||
7 | Samoa | 224 hours | 2006 | ||
8 | Mongolia | 204 hours | 2006 | ||
9 | Papua New Guinea | 198 hours | 2006 | ||
10 | Malaysia | 190 hours | 2006 | ||
11 | Laos | 180 hours | 2006 | ||
12 | Tonga | 164 hours | 2006 | ||
13 | Fiji | 145 hours | 2006 | ||
=14 | Palau | 128 hours | 2006 | ||
=14 | Federated States of Micronesia | 128 hours | 2006 | ||
=14 | Marshall Islands | 128 hours | 2006 | ||
17 | Cambodia | 121 hours | 2006 | ||
=18 | Vanuatu | 120 hours | 2006 | ||
=18 | Kiribati | 120 hours | 2006 | ||
20 | Australia | 107 hours | 2006 | ||
21 | Thailand | 104 hours | 2006 | ||
22 | Philippines | 94 hours | 2006 | ||
23 | Solomon Islands | 80 hours | 2006 | ||
24 | New Zealand | 70 hours | 2006 | ||
25 | Singapore | 30 hours | 2006 |