Stamp Duty: FIRS Orders Landlords, Agents On 6% Charge Remittance     The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has called on landlords and property agents to ensure they charge 6 percent Stamp Duty on all tenancy and lease agreements they enter into with all renters and remit...

Nigeria Records N7.188trn Tax Revenue Deficit In Five Years     Indications that the Federal Government’s fiscal projections on revenue collectible from tax sources in yearly budgets are not based on realities in the economy have been reflected as the federally-collectible tax projections gap stood at N7,188.90...

FIRS Extends Tax Debt Payments Deadline To August 31     The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has extended the closing date of its waiver of penalty and interest window on tax debts owned by individuals and businesses from June 30 to August 31, 2020. Its Executive Chairman,...

IGR: Investment Experts Seek Review Of Tax Collection Initiative     On the backdrop of fall in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) across the 36 states of the federation, investment experts at FBNQuest, the investment banking arm of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, have called for a review...

Senate Summons Emefiele, Ahmed, Others Over Expatriate Tax Evasion     The Senate on Wednesday summoned the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to brief it on measures to curb tax evasion by...

Reverse VAT To 5%, NECA Urges FG   The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has urged the Federal Government to reverse the current Value Added Tax (VAT) from 7.5 per cent to initial five percent. NECA said this should be part of the measures to ameliorate the...