Heavily indebted 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 424 | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Jamaica | 414 | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Morocco | 358 | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Japan | 355 | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Hungary | 330 | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Portugal | 328 | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Italy | 314 | 2009 | ||
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 270 | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 256 | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Israel | 230 | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Greece | 224 | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Puerto Rico | 218 | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Eritrea | 216 | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Spain | 213 | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Antigua and Barbuda | 207 | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Germany | 196 | 2009 | ||
| 17 | United States | 187 | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Cape Verde | 186 | 2009 | ||
| =19 | Sudan | 180 | 2009 | ||
| =19 | Lebanon | 180 | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Austria | 170 | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Netherlands | 164 | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Malawi | 157 | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Belgium | 156 | 2009 | ||
| 25 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 155 | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Cyprus | 149 | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Belize | 147 | 2009 | ||
| =28 | Iceland | 140 | 2009 | ||
| =28 | Grenada | 140 | 2009 | ||
| 30 | France | 132 | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Dominica | 120 | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Canada | 119 | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 117 | 2009 | ||
| 34 | United Kingdom | 110 | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Jordan | 101 | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Saint Lucia | 92 | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Singapore | 84 | 2009 | ||
| =38 | Seychelles | 76 | 2009 | ||
| =38 | Ireland | 76 | 2009 |
