Simplification of tax procedures promoted Azerbaijan on 77 position in the world

After simplification of tax procedures and the transition to a single window business registration Azerbaijan occupies a niche middling.

In a review of Paying Taxes 2014 (http://www.pwc.com/gx/en/paying-taxes/assets/pwc-paying-taxes-2014.pdf), prepared by the World Bank and the international auditing company PwC, place the country among the 77 189 countries around the world.

Average taxes in the country accounted for 40 % of earnings of entrepreneurs (including individuals) on their pay out 214 hours a year (up to 2011 was more than 500 hours), with 18 mandatory payments. For comparison - in the world of the average tax burden of 43.1 % at 268 hours for payments and a much larger number of payments ( 26.7 ) .

The share of the burden of income tax (profit tax) in Azerbaijan is 12.9 % versus 16.1 % in the world for income tax (labor tax) - 24.8% versus 16.3 % in the world, for other taxes - 2.3% vs. 10.6 % of the world. - 17D-