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Polaris Bank Floors Abia Govt at Tax Appeal Tribunal

Polaris Bank Limited, which was formerly operating as Skye Bank Plc, has won its case against the Abia State Government over a N1.528 billion tax assessment disagreement brought before a tax appeal tribunal sitting in Enugu State. The lender had taken the Abia State Board of Internal Revenue to the tribunal, seeking to determine if […]

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ODSG Collaborates With CITN On Tax Sensitization

The Ondo State Government has urged it’s citizens to make tax payment a priority for it to improve on the infrastructural projects in the state. Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu stated this while declaring open a one day sensitization programme organized by the Ondo State Internal Revenue Service (ODIRS) in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Taxation

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Nigeria’s Tax Revenue: Plucking the low hanging fruits!

Recently, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) published Nigeria’s H1-19 Value Added Tax (VAT) report. According to the report, VAT revenue rose 12.0% y/y to N600.9bn, in H1-19. This as the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) continues to double efforts to increase tax revenue, amid FG’s dwindling and volatile oil revenue. Recent comments from the

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Stakeholders Advocate Tax Earmarking For Tobacco Control

Participants at a high-level session on tobacco tax earmarking convened by the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and the Federal Ministry of Health have highlighted the importance of the establishment of Tobacco Control Fund for successful implementation of tobacco control policies in the country. The meeting, held in Abuja on Wednesday, was attended by senior

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FIRS strategies will improve tax revenue, says CITN

The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria has expressed confidence that the current strategies and initiatives of the Federal Inland Revenue Service will improve revenue collections. The Registrar/Chief Executive, CITN, Adefisayo Awogbade, said the institute had observed that since August 2015, the FIRS target for two major non-oil taxes, Value Added Tax and Companies Income

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Stanbic IBTC records NN36.2bn profit after tax in 6 months

Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of the Standard Bank Group, has announced its mid-year audited results for the period ended June 30, 2019, as it recorded a profit of N36.2 billion after tax. The Group also announced an interim dividend of 100 kobo. According to the Stanbic IBTC’s income statement, the Group recorded an

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