The Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) ruled that sales in the ordinary course of business are not subject to withholding tax (WHT). The decision was reached in a WHT dispute on 30 November 2020 between Tetra Pak West Africa Limited and…
While Nigeria was trying to recover from the economic disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic, another nationwide lockdown emerged in October 2020. The lockdown was an outcome of the EndSARS protest. EndSARS is a movement to stop police brutality in Nigeria…
Contributors to an approved pension fund in Nigeria can now transfer their funds from one Retirement Savings Account (RSA) to another, courtesy of PenCom. The regulatory body for pension affairs, PenCom (National Pension Commission), announced the new policy would take…
FIRS recently issued self-certification forms for foreign residents with bank accounts in Nigeria. The new documentation is further to the Income Tax Regulation 2019. Nigeria has an agreement with 109 jurisdictions to share bank account information of non-resident persons in…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has issued a Public Notice on stamp duties in the Stamp Duties Act as amended by the Finance Act 2019 (SDA). Stamp Duty is a charge either a fixed rate or ad valorem rate,…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has added another waiver to taxpayers in Nigeria. Companies with accounting year-end of December 2019 have an additional time of one-week from July 31st to file their 2020 income tax returns. The new deadline…
After the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) issues a certificate of incorporation or registration certificate to a business, what next? This question is one of the pressing issues for new business owners in Nigeria. Depending on the type of industry, a…
Upon commencement of a business in Nigeria, a taxable person shall register for taxes. Every taxable person will register with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) as well as the relevant State Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Registration with FIRS does…
