The World Bank (WB) brought a soothing relief to the Nigerian economy with its Ease of Doing Business 2018 Report. Each year, WB releases this report which compares business regulation for local firms in 190 economies. Nigeria’s ranking soared from 169 to 145…
Taxpayer identification number (TIN) is essential for opening a corporate bank account in Nigeria. A tax resident who supplies goods or services is expected to apply for TIN with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Thereafter, a taxpayer uses TIN for tax payment and filing…
Personal Income Tax is the charge on the income of individuals, trustees, and executors. In Nigeria, the two key legislation are the Personal Income Tax Amendment Act 2011 (PITAM) and Finance Act 2020. The effective date of the Finance Act 2020 is 1…
What is transfer pricing? We can split the term “transfer pricing” into two parts; “transfer” and “pricing”. Transfer means to move an item from one place to another. Pricing is the total money estimated or agreed in exchange for an item. Hence, transfer…
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has revised the Transfer Pricing Regulations in Nigeria. First, the new scope of Transfer Pricing Regulations (TPR) includes related or associated transactions based on the provisions of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) Act and Value Added Tax (VAT) Act.…
New and existing businesses in Nigeria are saddled with two or more statutory requirements. This article focuses on taxation of profits of new companies. In Nigeria, this concept is called commencement rule based on Section 29(3) of the Companies Income Tax Act 2007,…
Recently, the Nigerian Senate passed a bill to revoke and reenact the Companies and Allied Matters Act. An individual intending to form a company can explore beyond the sole-proprietorship option. The proposed Act would reduce the “2 or more persons” requirement for the…
The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) has launched an online portal (iGuide Nigeria) for investors seeking to conduct business in Nigeria. The iGuide Nigeria emerged as a collaboration between NIPC, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and United Nations Conference on…
