Once upon a time, new companies in Nigeria paid taxes twice on the same profits. This unique tax provision, known as the commencement rule, applied to only new businesses in the first three years of operation. The three years of assessment will have two overlapping basis periods as below. 1st year – Date of commencement…
Introduction Physical presence in traditional service delivery is easy to monitor. Under this system, a tax authority can determine whether a non-resident person is taxable in a country based on factors such as fixed base, turnkey project, and dependent agent. Fairly straight-forward. All went well until the digital era jumped into the spotlight. If there…
In financial accounting, a business can depreciate its fixed assets with a straight-line method or reducing balance method or units of production. However, the principle is different for calculating the capital allowance. All taxpayers must use the same rate. Schedule II of the Companies Income Tax Act 2004 contains the capital allowance rates in Nigeria…
Income tax is payable on taxable income or profits. However, a person with no taxable income may have a tax liability. In such a situation, the estimated charge is a minimum tax. As minimum tax affects individuals and corporations, this article will address six frequently asked questions (FAQs) on minimum tax for companies in Nigeria….
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has introduced specific steps to lower the impact of COVID-19 risk on taxpayers and other stakeholders. The response focuses extension of time to file returns, e-filing, a portal for tax audit as well as new health rules. FIRS extends filing deadline The due date for filing value added…
The Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) ruled that a company should pay excess dividend tax of NGN1.63billion on the tax-exempt profits distributed to shareholders. In the case between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Ecobank Nigeria Plc. (Ecobank or the Bank). FIRS conducted a tax audit on Ecobank for the 2015 and 2016 financial years….
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has issued a public notice on the due date for filing and payment. FIRS notice is further to section 77 of the Companies Income Tax Act (CITA) 2004 as amended and Section 18 of the Finance Act 2019. Filing of tax returns and tax payment are two different activities. A complete…
Education, as a way of learning, helps to inculcate the proper attitudes and social interaction on people. Tertiary education can be defined as learning acquired after the secondary (or high) school level. Post secondary school level includes certificates from polytechnics, colleges of education, or universities. While education facilitates development, tertiary education enhances the ability of…
One of the main challenge facing the Nigeria Police is funding. President Muhammadu Buhari recently signed a new Act that creates additional source of revenue for the Nigeria Police. The Nigeria Police Trust Fund (Establishment) Act, 2019 aims to create a special intervention fund for the training of the Nigeria Police personnel, provision of equipment,…
Our previous article discussed the theory of capital allowance in Nigeria. Now, we shall consider four (4) examples on how to calculate capital allowance in Nigeria. Question 1: In January 2022, Company Bee bought plant and machinery for NGN 5,000,000. The financial year of Company Bee ends on 31 December. Calculate the capital allowance….