Australia vs Montenegro: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours)

Australia
4.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Montenegro
4 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Australia rank
75th
Montenegro rank
78th

Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) over time

  • Australia
  • Montenegro
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 4.5 DB17-20 methodology against 4 DB17-20 methodology in Montenegro, a difference of 0.5 DB17-20 methodology.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Montenegro's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 75th and Montenegro ranks 78th of 103 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours), Australia or Montenegro?
Australia, at 4.5 DB17-20 methodology against 4 DB17-20 methodology in Montenegro as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) between Australia and Montenegro?
0.5 DB17-20 methodology, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Montenegro?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Australia and Montenegro rank globally for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Australia ranks 75th and Montenegro ranks 78th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) (DB17-20 methodology)
Unit
DB17-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 515 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

The time to comply with VAT refund measures the time spent preparing and submitting the refund claim and the time spent preparing information for the tax officers, if, in 50% or more of cases, a company that requests a VAT cash refund arising from a capital purchase would be selected for an additional review. The component indicator is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.