Six months ago, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) appointed banks as agents of defaulting taxpayers an annual bank turnover of NGN1 billion. The goal was to freeze the bank account balances and distrain properties of tax debtors. Now, FIRS intends to recover tax debts from 40,000 businesses with the help of banks and the…
On Friday, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, signed an Executive Order 007, 2019 called Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme. The new order will allow companies in the private sector to repair, develop and maintain major roads across the country. In return, participating companies will get a tax credit which can be used to…
The going concern principle states that an entity will continue operations in perpetuity. In other words, the entity will not stop operations or liquidate its assets in the short term. Still, certain factors could force a company to stop operations. Constant losses, unfavorable government policy, fall in share price, insolvency, bankruptcy, and dormancy are common examples….
The World Bank (WB) released the much-awaited Ease of Doing Business 2019 Report on 31 October 2018. Each year, WB releases the Ease of Doing Business report which compares business regulation for local firms in 190 economies. Nigeria’s ranking fell from 145 to 146 even though the country improved its rank in 5 parameters. Paying taxes and…
Jay launched his fantastic business last year. He used his personal savings to pay for office space and a laptop which he needed to start operations. Well, he did a couple of activities right to build his new business except for one thing, his accounting. He kept track of all expenses by putting the receipts…
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 thus representing the country’s highest annual progress (14.2 percent) over a decade….
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 of returns due to FIRS. Recently, FIRS identified 6,772 businesses having an…
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, LFN (as amended). This provision applies to companies in the first…
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 business formation of a company to 1 person. It further seeks to…
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 Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Henceforth, Nigerian investors can make informed decisions on…