Paying taxes: Time to complete a corporate income tax correction in Canada

Canada: Paying taxes: Time to complete a corporate income tax correction was 14.86 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
14.86 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 181 countries
All-time high
14.86 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
14.86 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Paying taxes: Time to complete a corporate income tax correction in Canada, 2015–2019

0510152015201720192015: 14.9 DB17-20 methodology2016: 14.9 DB17-20 methodology2017: 14.9 DB17-20 methodology2018: 14.9 DB17-20 methodology2019: 14.9 DB17-20 methodology

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.

Analysis

Canada recorded 14.86 DB17-20 methodology for paying taxes: time to complete a corporate income tax correction in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.

Canada ranks 48th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes: Time to complete a corporate income tax correction in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time to complete a corporate income tax correction (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) in Canada, 2015 to 2019.
Year DB17-20 methodology Change
2015 14.86 DB17-20 methodology
2016 14.86 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 14.86 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 14.86 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 14.86 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 45 North Macedonia 17 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 46 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16.71 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 46 Egypt 16.71 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 48 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.86 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 50 Albania 14.71 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 51 San Marino 13.86 DB17-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to complete a corporate income tax correction in Canada?
Paying taxes: time to complete a corporate income tax correction in Canada was 14.86 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to complete a corporate income tax correction recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 14.86 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to complete a corporate income tax correction recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 14.86 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Canada rank for paying taxes: time to complete a corporate income tax correction?
Canada ranks 48th out of 181 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Time to complete a corporate income tax correction (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Time to complete a corporate income tax correction (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology)
Unit
DB17-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 905 data points, 2015–2019
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Time to complete a corporate income tax correction (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) measures the time to complete a review by the tax authority including a formal tax audit if in 25% or more of cases, a company that voluntarily reports an error in its corporate income tax return and an underpayment of the tax due would be selected for additional review. The component indicator is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.