Latin America and Caribbean 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.".
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Brazil | 2,600 | 2009 | ||
2 | Bolivia | 1,080 | 2009 | ||
3 | Venezuela | 864 | 2009 | ||
4 | Ecuador | 600 | 2009 | ||
5 | Mexico | 517 | 2009 | ||
6 | Panama | 482 | 2009 | ||
7 | Argentina | 453 | 2009 | ||
8 | Jamaica | 414 | 2009 | ||
9 | Peru | 380 | 2009 | ||
10 | Guatemala | 344 | 2009 | ||
11 | Uruguay | 336 | 2009 | ||
12 | Paraguay | 328 | 2009 | ||
13 | Dominican Republic | 324 | 2009 | ||
14 | El Salvador | 320 | 2009 | ||
15 | Chile | 316 | 2009 | ||
16 | Guyana | 288 | 2009 | ||
17 | Costa Rica | 282 | 2009 | ||
18 | Nicaragua | 240 | 2009 | ||
19 | Honduras | 224 | 2009 | ||
20 | Trinidad and Tobago | 210 | 2009 | ||
21 | Colombia | 208 | 2009 | ||
22 | Antigua and Barbuda | 207 | 2009 | ||
23 | Suriname | 199 | 2009 | ||
24 | Haiti | 160 | 2009 | ||
25 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 155 | 2009 | ||
26 | Belize | 147 | 2009 | ||
27 | Grenada | 140 | 2009 | ||
28 | Dominica | 120 | 2009 | ||
29 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 117 | 2009 | ||
30 | Saint Lucia | 92 | 2009 | ||
31 | The Bahamas | 58 | 2009 |