Practical explanations for earning, working, and paying taxes in Nigeria—without the legal maze.
Taxes
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Personal Income Taxes (PIT)
When filing your taxes, the deductions you qualify for can affect how much of your income is subject to tax. However, claiming a deduction also means being able to provide the right information and supporting documents when required.
Personal Income Taxes (PIT)
Living outside Nigeria does not automatically put your income outside the Nigerian tax system. If you earn income connected to Nigeria, you may still have tax obligations to meet, even if you live and work in another country.
Company Taxes
As Nigeria’s e-invoicing system develops, businesses may need a service provider to connect their existing accounting software or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) platform.
Legislation
Nigeria’s organised labour movement is asking the Federal Government to take further steps to ease the financial pressure on workers, including granting tax relief and paying wage awards.
Taxes
When you have a problem with a tax authority, knowing what to do next can be difficult. Perhaps your tax refund has been delayed, you have struggled to get a response to a complaint, or you believe a revenue official has treated you unfairly.
Personal Income Taxes (PIT)
If you have a National Identification Number (NIN), there is a good chance you already have a Tax ID and may not need to go through a separate registration process to find it.
Personal Income Taxes (PIT)
Losing a job can come with more than the stress of finding another one. Depending on the circumstances, an employee may receive a redundancy payment, compensation for loss of employment or another payment connected to the end of their employment.
Taxes
When Nigerians hear that Value Added Tax is charged at 7.5%, it is easy to assume that the rate applies to everything we buy or pay for.
Personal Income Taxes (PIT)
There is a common assumption around filing taxes: once you submit your tax return, the government will simply calculate what you owe and remove the money from your bank account. That is not how the process should be understood.