Middle Eastern and North Africa 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 | Egypt | 536 hours | 2006 | ||
2 | Algeria | 504 hours | 2006 | ||
3 | Morocco | 468 hours | 2006 | ||
4 | Syria | 336 hours | 2006 | ||
5 | Iraq | 312 hours | 2006 | ||
6 | Iran | 292 hours | 2006 | ||
7 | Tunisia | 268 hours | 2006 | ||
8 | Yemen | 248 hours | 2006 | ||
9 | Israel | 225 hours | 2006 | ||
10 | Lebanon | 208 hours | 2006 | ||
11 | Kuwait | 118 hours | 2006 | ||
12 | Jordan | 101 hours | 2006 | ||
13 | Saudi Arabia | 75 hours | 2006 | ||
14 | Oman | 52 hours | 2006 | ||
15 | United Arab Emirates | 12 hours | 2006 |