Nigerian Tax

FG to fund 2019 budget deficit with new taxes, concessions

The Federal Government plans to finance Nigeria’s N1.859tn budget deficit in 2019 by introducing new taxes and adopting a concessionary financing system under its privatisation programme. The government also stated that the projected deficit, at 1.33 per cent of the Gross Domestic Products, was still within the threshold stipulated in the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007. […]

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IMF praises Nigerian economy, urges elimination of tax incentives, suggests VAT ‘reform’

The International Monetary Fund says the Nigerian economy is recovering with increased Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2018 and falling inflation at the end of 2018. The Executive Board of the IMF stated this in its report at the conclusion of the Board’s consultation with Nigeria, according to a statement issued in Washington, DC by

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Tax Defaulters To Lose Property To Govt — FIRS Boss

Individuals and corporate bodies found guilty of tax evasion are to henceforth lose their properties to the Federal Government, the Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler, has said. This was as he equally disclosed that the tax agency surpassed its target for 2018 by generating a total of N5.32 trillion. Fowler disclosed this

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Anambra Laments N600m Tax Debt by Firms, Begins Enforcement of Payment

The Anambra State government has lamented that it is being owed as much as N600 million in tax by companies, schools, hotels and other business concerns operating in the state, most of which have bluntly refused to pay up. The Chairman of Anambra State Internal Revenue Service, Dr. David Nzekwu, stated this on Tuesday, during

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Tax: Nigeria, others lose $200bn per annum to unfair global corporate tax system —IMF

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Nigeria and other countries outside the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) group lostabout $200 billion annually due to unfair global corporate tax system exploited by companies to shift profits to low-tax location. IMF President, Christine Largade disclosed this last week while speaking on Corporate Taxation

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FIRS in N2bn lawsuit over alleged illegal shutdown of company

Mr Bharat Vora, a Plaintiff, on Monday prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to award him N2 billion against the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for shutting his business. Vora, the Managing Director of Mutunci Company Nig. Ltd., also asked for the refund of N7 million that he paid FIRS to re-open his factory

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NIMASA’s tax dispute with NLNG returns to high court

The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, on Friday, set aside a judgment of the Federal High Court in Lagos which exempted the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited from levies payable to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency under the NIMASA Act, Cabotage Act, Marine Environment (Sea Protection Levy) Regulations, and other laws of the

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VAT: What Tinubu failed to tell Buhari – Peter Obi

The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the February 23 presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi, has described as gratifying, the recent warning of All Progressives Congress, APC, leader, Bola Ahmad Tinubu, against the removal of Value Added Tax otherwise called VAT. Obi said that Tinubu’s warning which makes economic sense given

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