Kano State Introduces Consumption Tax

The Kano State government recently introduced a 5% consumption tax payable on the consumption of goods and services in any hotel, restaurant, eatery, bakery, takeaway, suya spot, shopping mall, store, event centre and other similar businesses within the State.

Introduction

The Kano State House of Assembly recently passed into law, the Kano State Revenue Administration (Amendment) Law 2017, which imposed 5% consumption tax on consumers of goods and services bought or rendered in any hotel, restaurant, eatery, bakery, takeaway, suya spot, shopping mall, store, event centre and other similar businesses within the State. The tax is to be charged and deducted at source by business operators and remitted to the State Revenue Service.