Former French colonies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon | 1,300 hours | 2006 | ||
| 2 | Vietnam | 1,050 hours | 2006 | ||
| =3 | Senegal | 696 hours | 2006 | ||
| =3 | Mauritania | 696 hours | 2006 | ||
| =5 | Central African Republic | 504 hours | 2006 | ||
| =5 | Algeria | 504 hours | 2006 | ||
| 7 | Morocco | 468 hours | 2006 | ||
| 8 | Guinea | 416 hours | 2006 | ||
| 9 | Syria | 336 hours | 2006 | ||
| 10 | Madagascar | 304 hours | 2006 | ||
| 11 | Gabon | 272 hours | 2006 | ||
| =12 | Burkina Faso | 270 hours | 2006 | ||
| =12 | Cote d'Ivoire | 270 hours | 2006 | ||
| =12 | Benin | 270 hours | 2006 | ||
| =12 | Togo | 270 hours | 2006 | ||
| =12 | Mali | 270 hours | 2006 | ||
| =12 | Niger | 270 hours | 2006 | ||
| 18 | Tunisia | 268 hours | 2006 | ||
| 19 | Mozambique | 230 hours | 2006 | ||
| 20 | Lebanon | 208 hours | 2006 | ||
| 21 | Laos | 180 hours | 2006 | ||
| 22 | Haiti | 160 hours | 2006 | ||
| 23 | Chad | 122 hours | 2006 | ||
| 24 | Cambodia | 121 hours | 2006 | ||
| 25 | Djibouti | 114 hours | 2006 |
