February 18, 2019

Court of Appeal Affirms Educational Institutions’ Companies Income Tax Obligation

The Court of Appeal (CoA), in December 2018, upheld the ruling of Federal High Court (FHC) on the liability of educational institutions to pay companies income tax (CIT). The judgement arose from an appeal by Best Children International Schools Limited (BCIS/the Appellant) against Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in respect of the FHC decision that …

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FIRS Enforcement Move Threatens Investors Confidence

Only recently, business owners were awakened to cruel bank transaction notifications running into millions of naira undertaken without their consent. On further enquiries from their respective banks, they were shocked to learn that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) had issued fiat to financial institutions to put lid on accounts of suspected tax defaulters. “We …

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FIRS Soft Pedals, Directs Banks To Unfreeze Tax Defaulters’ Accounts

As a result of complaints by Nigerians and industry experts, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has written to banks, directing them to lift the lien on tax defaulters’ bank accounts for 30 days. The directive, which takes immediate effect, was contained in a letter from the Chairman, FIRS, to bank Managing Directors. FIRS, however, …

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