Nigeria – Authorities highlights tax revenue collection
It has reported that Nigeria’s state internal revenue authorities are to be more invasive in current trading with taxpayers. For example, the tax authorities have issued “Letters of Intention to Obtain Warrant of Distrain” before the closing
See MoreNigeria – New TP forms and established tax office
Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has published a transfer pricing declaration and disclosure form for executing the transfer pricing regulations issued in 2012 and has established a tax office within the tax administration
See MoreKenya-Nigeria:Signed tax treaty
Kenya and Nigeria has signed a tax treaty on September 6, 2013. No further details are currently
See MoreNigeria: Treatment of recharges paid to local subsidiaries
The Tribunal of Nigeria’s Tax Appeal has issued decisions on August 26, 2013 regarding two non-resident taxpayers. The issue was if in Nigeria their taxable turnover could be determined by cutting amounts that they give payment to Nigerian
See MoreNigeria: Tax implications guidance of adopting IFRS
The Nigerian tax authority has published guidance on September 6, 2013 regarding the tax implications of adopting the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) that would change the current accounting regime. In 2010, The Nigerian
See MoreNigeria: Installment payments against lump-sum tax payment
Nigeria’s tax authority has published in a local newspaper a request to taxpayers to submit their tax return for 2013 on August 12, 2013 and it focused on the rules for companies to file returns and fix obligations of their income tax, and the
See MoreNigeria: Tax implications for adopting IFRS
Under the IFRS regime, the circular proposes clarifications as to how specific assets, expenses, and income will be acted for tax motives. It also highlights the position of Nigerian tax authority on other issues, like the tax treatment of costing
See MoreNigeria introduced new TP regulations
Nigeria has announced new Transfer Pricing Regulations on October 22, 2012. This will be applicable retroactively to August 2, 2012. The TP Regulations provide that all transactions between connected parties should be at arm’s length. Taxpayers
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