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…
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) extends the time for tax defaulters to enjoy penalty and interest waiver by one month. To enjoy the waiver of penalties and interests, a taxpayer must liquidate the outstanding tax liabilities on or before 30…
Several countries want to lower cross-border tax evasion through the use of the Income Tax (Common Reporting Standard) Regulations 2019 or CRS Regulations. The CRS Regulations provide guidelines that financial institutions must follow when reporting information on bank accounts of…
In March 2020, taxpayers in Lagos State received an additional period of 2 months to file the annual individual tax returns or Form A. The revised due date was May 30, 2020. However, Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has…
To lower the impact of COVID-19 on taxpayers, the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has extended the time for filing the annual individual tax returns (Form A) by 3 months. The new deadline for filing Form A is…
Nigeria has joined a host of other countries around the globe that have rolled out economic palliatives in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Five (5) regulatory bodies have extended the time to file statutory returns while Nigerian lawmakers have proposed…
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…
One of the objectives of the Nigerian tax system is Flexibility. Taxes in Nigeria should be flexible enough to respond to the changing environment. Taxpayers are a major stakeholder in the Nigerian tax system. Without taxpayers or taxable activities in…
