Europe 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 | Belarus | 900 | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Ukraine | 736 | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Bulgaria | 616 | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Czech Republic | 613 | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Armenia | 581 | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 422 | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Poland | 395 | 2009 | ||
| 8 | Georgia | 387 | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 376 | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Albania | 368 | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Hungary | 330 | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Portugal | 328 | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Russia | 320 | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Italy | 314 | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Latvia | 279 | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Slovenia | 260 | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Slovakia | 257 | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Finland | 243 | 2009 | ||
| 19 | Moldova | 228 | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Greece | 224 | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Turkey | 223 | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Spain | 213 | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Romania | 202 | 2009 | ||
| =24 | Germany | 196 | 2009 | ||
| =24 | Croatia | 196 | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Austria | 170 | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Lithuania | 166 | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Netherlands | 164 | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Belgium | 156 | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Cyprus | 149 | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Iceland | 140 | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Denmark | 135 | 2009 | ||
| 33 | France | 132 | 2009 | ||
| 34 | Sweden | 122 | 2009 | ||
| 35 | United Kingdom | 110 | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Norway | 87 | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Estonia | 81 | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Ireland | 76 | 2009 | ||
| 39 | Switzerland | 63 | 2009 | ||
| 40 | Luxembourg | 59 | 2009 |
