Tax

Taxes Killing Ghanaian Companies As Foreign Businesses Thrive

The founder of Perez Chapel International, Bishop Charles Agyinasare, has blamed the collapse of Ghanaian businesses on the immediate tax imposed on them by the government. Preaching at a Sunday service on 2 June 2019 at the Perez Chapel International at the Perez Dome in Accra, Bishop Agyinasare wondered why foreign-owned businesses are given tax […]

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Don’t Reappoint Fowler As FIRS Chairman, Staff Tell Buhari

Some workers of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), have called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to reappoint the Executive Chairman of the service, Mr Babatinde Fowler, for another term of office. The workers, under the aegis of Concerned Staff of FIRS, made this known in a letter to the President, a copy of which

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How Illegal Taxes, Road Blocks Stifle Benue Economy

Recently the executive chairman Benue State Internal Revenue Services (BIRS),Terzungwe Atser fingered some politicians, traditional rulers, local government officials as well as highly placed persons  in the society to be involved in illegal collection of taxes across the state. Shortly on assumption of office, Atser   raised an alarm on the issue of multiple taxation, that

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Nigeria’s Ecommerce 5% Challenge As FIRS Introduces VAT on Online Transactions

The ecommerce sector will experience a minor slowdown as government begins implementing automatic and direct collection of VAT on online transactions in Nigeria. See it this way: if a physical open market sells electric iron for N8, 000 and Jumia sells the same for N8,000, because Jumia’s customer will be required to pay VAT (5%

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Why wealthy Nigerians evade taxes –Oxfam

The Niger Delta Budget Monitoring Group and Oxfam International have urged the federal and state governments to intensify efforts in the collection of taxes from citizens. During a multi-stakeholder dialogue in Lagos, the Program me Officer, Public-Private Sector Transparency and Accountability Officer, Oxfam International, Henry Ushie, said that the government, both at the federal and

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ICC issues guidance on VAT implementation to ensure efficiency for business and tax …

As the world business organization, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) promotes international trade, responsible business conduct, and a global approach to regulation. In today’s interconnected global economy, value added tax (VAT) has become an increasingly important source of revenue for countries worldwide. With more and more countries implementing or reforming existing VAT regimes, ICC

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Lagos using corrupt firms to collect tax- Ex-CBN dep. Gov

A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Obadiah Mailafia, has said that the Lagos State Government is using corrupt consultants to collect tax from the people. Mailafia, who described the act as daylight robbery, called on the people of Lagos to rise against such extortion and corruption. The former CBN deputy governor

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