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

India: Paying taxes: Time to comply with corporate income tax correction was 3 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
3 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
137th
of 181 countries
All-time high
53.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
3 DB17-20 methodology
in 2017
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

02040602015201720192015: 53.5 DB17-20 methodology2016: 53.5 DB17-20 methodology2017: 3 DB17-20 methodology2018: 3 DB17-20 methodology2019: 3 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 India is 3 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.4% over five years.

That places India 137th 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 India, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time to comply with corporate income tax correction (hours) (DB17-20 methodology) in India, 2015 to 2019.
Year DB17-20 methodology Change
2015 53.5 DB17-20 methodology
2016 53.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 3 DB17-20 methodology -94.4%
2018 3 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 3 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%

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  11. 137 Morocco 3 DB17-20 methodology compare
  12. 137 Sri Lanka 3 DB17-20 methodology compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction in India?
Paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction in India was 3 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 India?
The highest recorded value was 53.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 3 DB17-20 methodology in 2017.
How does India rank for paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction?
India ranks 137th out of 181 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this India 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.