High income OECD countries 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 | Czech Republic | 930 hours | 2006 | ||
2 | Spain | 602 hours | 2006 | ||
3 | Chile | 432 hours | 2006 | ||
4 | Italy | 360 hours | 2006 | ||
5 | Japan | 350 hours | 2006 | ||
6 | Slovakia | 344 hours | 2006 | ||
7 | Portugal | 328 hours | 2006 | ||
8 | United States | 325 hours | 2006 | ||
9 | South Korea | 290 hours | 2006 | ||
=10 | Slovenia | 272 hours | 2006 | ||
=10 | Austria | 272 hours | 2006 | ||
12 | Finland | 264 hours | 2006 | ||
13 | Netherlands | 250 hours | 2006 | ||
14 | Israel | 225 hours | 2006 | ||
15 | Greece | 204 hours | 2006 | ||
16 | Poland | 175 hours | 2006 | ||
17 | Belgium | 160 hours | 2006 | ||
18 | Iceland | 140 hours | 2006 | ||
19 | Denmark | 135 hours | 2006 | ||
20 | France | 128 hours | 2006 | ||
21 | Sweden | 122 hours | 2006 | ||
22 | Canada | 119 hours | 2006 | ||
23 | Australia | 107 hours | 2006 | ||
=24 | United Kingdom | 105 hours | 2006 | ||
=24 | Germany | 105 hours | 2006 | ||
26 | Estonia | 104 hours | 2006 | ||
27 | Norway | 87 hours | 2006 | ||
28 | Ireland | 76 hours | 2006 | ||
29 | New Zealand | 70 hours | 2006 | ||
30 | Switzerland | 68 hours | 2006 |