Eurozone 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.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Spain | 602 hours | 2006 | ||
2 | Italy | 360 hours | 2006 | ||
3 | Slovakia | 344 hours | 2006 | ||
4 | Portugal | 328 hours | 2006 | ||
5 | Latvia | 320 hours | 2006 | ||
=6 | Slovenia | 272 hours | 2006 | ||
=6 | Austria | 272 hours | 2006 | ||
8 | Finland | 264 hours | 2006 | ||
9 | Netherlands | 250 hours | 2006 | ||
10 | Greece | 204 hours | 2006 | ||
11 | Belgium | 160 hours | 2006 | ||
12 | France | 128 hours | 2006 | ||
13 | Germany | 105 hours | 2006 | ||
14 | Estonia | 104 hours | 2006 | ||
15 | Ireland | 76 hours | 2006 |