According to the report, in the U.S.:<p>* There are 6 procedures required to start a business (versus 1 in New Zealand and Canada)<p>* A startup must wait 6 days after submitting an application in order to begin operation (1 in New Zealand)<p>* It takes 12 days to register property (2 in New Zealand)<p>* Taxes must be paid 10 times per year (twice in Sweden)<p>* It takes 187 hours per year to pay taxes (80 in Hong Kong)<p>* Total tax rate for entrepreneurs is 42.3% (24% in Hong Kong)