Where taxes are quickest.

• Author: Mangu-Ward, Katherine
• Position: Time spent by companies in preparing and filing tax returns - Brief article

Nothing is certain but death and taxes, but just how excruciating either will be varies tremendously depending on the method. An October report from the World Bank charts how much time medium-sized companies in various countries spend on their tax returns. In business-friendly Singapore, companies spend just 30 hours a year to prepare, file, and pay their taxes. Ireland is almost as impressive: Enterprises there finish their returns in a speedy 76...