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

Malawi: Paying taxes: Time to comply with corporate income tax correction was 20.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
20.5 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 181 countries
All-time high
20.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2018
All-time low
20 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

051015202015201720192015: 20 DB17-20 methodology2016: 20 DB17-20 methodology2017: 20 DB17-20 methodology2018: 20.5 DB17-20 methodology2019: 20.5 DB17-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 20.5 DB17-20 methodology for paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% over five years.

That places Malawi 39th out of 181 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time to comply with corporate income tax correction (hours) (DB17-20 methodology) in Malawi, 2015 to 2019.
Year DB17-20 methodology Change
2015 20 DB17-20 methodology
2016 20 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 20 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 20.5 DB17-20 methodology +2.5%
2019 20.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%

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  5. 41 Kyrgyzstan 20 DB17-20 methodology compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction in Malawi?
Paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction in Malawi was 20.5 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 Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 20.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2018.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 20 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Malawi rank for paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction?
Malawi ranks 39th out of 181 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Malawi 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.