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

Malta: Paying taxes: Time to comply with corporate income tax correction was 24.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
24.5 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 181 countries
All-time high
24.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
24.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

05101520252015201720192015: 24.5 DB17-20 methodology2016: 24.5 DB17-20 methodology2017: 24.5 DB17-20 methodology2018: 24.5 DB17-20 methodology2019: 24.5 DB17-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction in Malta stood at 24.5 DB17-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over five years.

That places Malta 30th 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 Malta, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time to comply with corporate income tax correction (hours) (DB17-20 methodology) in Malta, 2015 to 2019.
Year DB17-20 methodology Change
2015 24.5 DB17-20 methodology
2016 24.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 24.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 24.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 24.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 27 Mozambique 28 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 27 Panama 28 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 29 Nepal 26 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 30 Egypt 24.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 32 Jamaica 24 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 33 Democratic Republic of Congo 23 DB17-20 methodology compare
  7. 33 Lebanon 23 DB17-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction in Malta?
Paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction in Malta was 24.5 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 Malta?
The highest recorded value was 24.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 24.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Malta rank for paying taxes: time to comply with corporate income tax correction?
Malta ranks 30th out of 181 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Malta 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.