The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has issued a new way of generating bill references to pay taxes in Lagos State effective 1 August 2022. Taxpayers must generate bill references on the eTax portal for all tax payments, which…
Companies whose income tax returns fall due between 30th June 2022 and 31st August 2022 can submit their returns on 31st August 2022. The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has extended the deadline for filing the companies’ income tax returns…
A session on the topic “Understanding the basics of corporate taxation”. Corporate taxation is a tax on the profits of a company. It is a direct tax. The presentation looks at the following topics. Scope Residence Rate Profits exempt, expenses…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has released a public notice on the submission of a certificate of acceptance. Section 3 of the Industrial Inspectorate Act, Cap. I8, LFN 2004 (as amended), provides that any person incurring Qualifying Capital Expenditure…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has released a list of exchange partners under the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information for reportable Financial Institutions. The number of countries as of January 2022 is 108,…
It’s the season for filing payroll tax in Nigeria. The Personal Income Tax Act (PITA) Cap P8 LFN 2011 (as amended) requires every employer to file the employer tax returns (Form H1) with the relevant tax authority by 31 January. Employers are…
What is payroll tax reconciliation? A payroll tax reconciliation checks whether the PAYE tax calculated corresponds with the actual amount payable. A regular reconciliation lowers payroll tax exposure. An employer can carry out a reconciliation exercise quarterly, bi-annually, or annually.…
