Tax

Mtn vs Agf firs has no quarrel with our assessments over 2bn tax arrears Mtn ceo

As the battle over unpaid $2billion tax arrears between MTN Nigeria and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami persist, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Group, Rob Shuter, has said that the nation’s tax authorities have no particular quarrel with the firm various tax assessments. The telecommunication company boss also, said that the AGF […]

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GTBank Posts N434bn Earnings, Profit after Tax of N185bn

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) Plc has announced improved performance for the year ended December 31, 2018 and recommended a final dividend payment of 245 kobo per share. The bank recorded gross earnings for the year grew by 3.7 per cent to N434.7billion, from N419.2billion reported in 2017. Its net interest income fell from N246.663 billion

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Telcos Cry Out over Multiple Taxes, Seek Tariff Review

Telecommunication companies (Telcos) have expressed concerns over recent move by various states ministry of environment to impose environmental impact assessment (EIA) levy on their operations across the country. They described the development as another form of multiple taxation that would impede the growth of the sector. To this end, the operators under the aegis of

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Nigeria: FIRS Seeks To Close Prolonged Tax Audits Using NORAs

Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has recently been issuing Notice of Refusal to Amend (NORA) assessments issued in respect of on-going tax audit exercises. This is notwithstanding that taxpayers have objected such assessment notices or that some of the issues raised by FIRS have been resolved/documented at reconciliation meetings. In letters issued to some taxpayers,

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Wider tax net, not rate increase’ll raise government revenue –Olawale, NECA DG

The Federal Government’s intention to generate almost double of the amount realised last year in tax revenue may set it on collision path with the Organised Private Sector (OPS). The concern for a possible friction stems from the nation’s current economic situation, poor infrastructure, and difficulties in accessing funds among others, which members of the

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Nigeria: Has The New Lease Rule Come To Change The Tax Space?

On 13 January, 2016, the International Accounting Standard Board (IASB) announced the issuance of a new accounting standard: International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 16, on leases, which took effect on 1 January 2019. The new standard has changed the basis of accounting for leases which was in force for more than thirty years. While IFRS

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Tax: These three companies are on course to deliver lower profits for FY2018, here’s why

The year 2018 was not the best of years for the stock market but the economy grew at its fastest pace since the recession in 2016 after real gross domestic product in 2018 expanded at 1.9 percent. Companies like Zenith Bank and Dangote who have released their 2018 results have seen strong profit growth in

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