July 11, 2019

Countdown Begins to Expiration of VAT Exemption on Stock Exchange Transactions

It is now one month to the expiration of the Value Added Tax (Exemption of Commissions on Stock Exchange Transactions) Order, 2014 (“the Order”). The Order was made in 2014 by the then. Co-ordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance in exercise of her powers under section 38 of the Value Added Tax …

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NECA rejects FG’s call on states to increase VAT

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has rejected calls by President Muhammadu Buhari to state governments to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) in order to increase their Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). The group said, yesterday, that such move would do more harm to the already burdened private sector. Speaking in Geneva, capital of Switzerland, where …

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RMAFC explains involvement in tax monitoring, verification

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), says on-going monitoring and verification exercise on tax collections by Deposit Money Banks appointed by FIRS and Customs is within its mandate. It said this in a statement issued by Mr Ibrahim Mohammed, Head, Public Relations, on Sunday in Abuja, adding that the exercise was in order. …

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COA Upholds FHC’s Decision On The Applicability Of VAT To Services Provided Outside Nigeria

The Court of Appeal (COA) in its judgement delivered today Monday, 24 June 2019 upheld the decision of the Federal High Court (FHC) in Vodacom Business Nigeria Limited (“Vodacom”) and Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on the applicability of value added tax (VAT) to satellite-network bandwidth capacities provided to Vodacom outside Nigeria by New Skies …

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