Canada: Tax preparation time

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 Canada

Tax preparation time, in hours

 Latest value 131
 Year 2019
 Measure hours
 Data availability 2005 - 2019
 Average 127
 Min - Max 119 - 131
 Source The World Bank (doing business survey)
The latest value from 2019 is 131 hours, unchanged from 131 hours in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 235 hours, based on data from 184 countries. Historically, the average for Canada from 2005 to 2019 is 127 hours. The minimum value, 119 hours, was reached in 2005 while the maximum of 131 hours was recorded in 2010. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Canada - Tax preparation time - Recent values chart

Historical series
Canada - Tax preparation time - historical chart - 2005-2019




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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 Government spending, percent of GDP 21.23 2023 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 454.35 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -1.30 2023 percent
 Government debt 107.50 2023 percent
 Government expenditure 164.76 Q3/2024 billion
 Long-term interest rate 3.08 8/2024 percent
 Tax revenue 12.83 2022 percent
 Commercial tax rate 24.50 2019 percent
 Tax preparation time 131 2019 hours
 Number of taxes 8 2019 taxes
 Taxes on goods and services 17.71 2022 percent
 Taxes on international trade 1.59 2022 percent
 Income and profits taxes 69.31 2022 percent
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