USA: Tax preparation time

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 USA

Tax preparation time, in hours

 Latest value 175
 Year 2019
 Measure hours
 Data availability 2013 - 2019
 Average 175
 Min - Max 175 - 175
 Source The World Bank (doing business survey)
The latest value from 2019 is 175 hours, unchanged from 175 hours in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 235 hours, based on data from 184 countries. Historically, the average for the USA from 2013 to 2019 is 175 hours. The minimum value, 175 hours, was reached in 2013 while the maximum of 175 hours was recorded in 2013. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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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, in dollars 3,723.95 2023 billion U.S. dollars
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 Long-term interest rate 4.39 12/2024 percent
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 Commercial tax rate 36.60 2019 percent
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 Number of taxes 11 2019 taxes
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