Paying taxes: Time to comply with corporate income tax correction in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Paying taxes: Time to comply with corporate income tax correction was 11.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
11.5 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
66th
of 181 countries
All-time high
12.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
11.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Paying taxes: Time to comply with corporate income tax correction in Bulgaria, 2015–2019

02.557.51012.52015201720192015: 12.5 DB17-20 methodology2016: 12.5 DB17-20 methodology2017: 12.5 DB17-20 methodology2018: 12 DB17-20 methodology2019: 11.5 DB17-20 methodology

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction in Bulgaria is 11.5 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 8.0% over five years.

Bulgaria ranks 66th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes: Time to comply with corporate income tax correction in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time to comply with corporate income tax correction (hours) (DB17-20 methodology) in Bulgaria, 2015 to 2019.
Year DB17-20 methodology Change
2015 12.5 DB17-20 methodology
2016 12.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 12.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 12 DB17-20 methodology -4.0%
2019 11.5 DB17-20 methodology -4.2%

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction in Bulgaria?
Paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction in Bulgaria was 11.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 12.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 11.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
How does Bulgaria rank for paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction?
Bulgaria ranks 66th out of 181 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Time to comply with corporate income tax correction (hours) (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Time to comply with corporate income tax correction (hours) (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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The time to comply with a corporate income tax correction measures the time spent preparing and submitting the correction, and the time spent preparing information for the tax officers, if, in 25% or more of cases, a company that voluntarily reports an error in its CIT 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.