Practical explanations for earning, working, and paying taxes in Nigeria—without the legal maze.
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Remote Workers
If you work independently as a graphic designer, writer, developer, consultant or social media manager, you may have wondered when the government starts treating your freelance work as a business.
Taxes
When businesses plan for the future, they need some level of certainty about the rules they will operate under. They need to estimate costs, set prices, make investments and decide when to expand.
Company Taxes
Understanding Company Income Tax is only part of a company’s tax responsibilities. Businesses must also know when to file their returns, how to settle their tax liabilities and which records to maintain in case their figures need to be verified.
Personal Income Taxes (PIT)
If you earn from several clients, receive payments through different channels or manage a business with recurring expenses, you know how quickly financial calculations can pile up.
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.
Taxes
Every month, an employer pays salaries and deducts PAYE from employees’ income.
Personal Income Taxes (PIT)
There is a common assumption that if you do not have any tax to pay, there is nothing else you need to do.
Personal Income Taxes (PIT)
For years, one of the assumptions around tax has been simple: if money does not pass through a bank account, it is harder for the tax authority to know about it. That assumption is becoming less reliable.
Taxes
Nigeria is collecting more tax. More people are also filing.