N3.4bn tax debt: FIRS to sell properties of 52 firms

The Federal Inland Revenue Service is to dispose of the properties of 52 companies over tax debts valued at about N3.4bn. Investigations by our correspondent in Abuja showed that already, the Legal Department of the Service had begun the process to sell the properties in a bid to effectively implement the initiative. It was learnt […]

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Tax defaulters: FIRS appoints Sterling Bank as recovery agent

The Federal Inland Revenue Service has appointed Sterling Bank Plc as a collecting agent to recover taxes from 2,933 defaulting companies. This was disclosed in a letter signed by the Chairman, FIRS, Mr Tunde Fowler, and addressed to the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Sterling Bank, Abubakar Suleiman. The letter, which was obtained by our correspondent,

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FIRS to go after 40, 000 millionaire tax defaulters in 2019

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it will go after estimated 40, 000 millionaire tax defaulters in 2019. Mr Wahab Gbadamosi, the Head Communications and Servicom Department of FIRS, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. Gbadamosi quoted the Executive Chairman of the service, Mr Tunde Fowler, as making this disclosure when

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$1.3bn tax assessment: Court to hear AGF’s objection to MTN’s suit March 26

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday, fixed March 26 to hear a preliminary objection to a suit by MTN Nigeria Communication Ltd, against the Attorney General of the Federation, over alleged N242 billion and 1.3 billion dollars import duties and withholding tax assessments. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that MTN instituted the

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BDC Operators Seek Exemption From VAT, COT

LAGOS – To ensure the industry overcome its current challenges, the Association of Bureaux de Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON),yesterday emphasized the need for the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) to exempt bureau de change operators from payment of Value Added Tax (VAT). The association’s president, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, stated this in his speech at the

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COURT OF APPEAL RULES ON THE TAXABILITY OF AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Summary On 11 December 2018, the Court of Appeal (COA or the Court), in the case between Best Children International Schools Limited (BCIS Limited or the Company) vs Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), held that the Company is liable to Companies Income Tax (CIT), regardless of its claim to be an educational institution.  The Court

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