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

El Salvador: Paying taxes: Time to comply with corporate income tax correction was 2.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
2.5 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
151st
of 181 countries
All-time high
32.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
2.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2017
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

01020302015201720192015: 32.5 DB17-20 methodology2016: 32.5 DB17-20 methodology2017: 2.5 DB17-20 methodology2018: 2.5 DB17-20 methodology2019: 2.5 DB17-20 methodology

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 2.5 DB17-20 methodology for paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 92.3% over five years.

That places El Salvador 151st out of 181 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time to comply with corporate income tax correction (hours) (DB17-20 methodology) in El Salvador, 2015 to 2019.
Year DB17-20 methodology Change
2015 32.5 DB17-20 methodology
2016 32.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 2.5 DB17-20 methodology -92.3%
2018 2.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 2.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction in El Salvador?
Paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction in El Salvador was 2.5 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 El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 32.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2017.
How does El Salvador rank for paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction?
El Salvador ranks 151st out of 181 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this El Salvador 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.