ArticleAre Private Companies Subject To Oversight By The Financial Reporting Council?Here is our regulatory alert on a recent judgement by the Federal High Court on the subject on the subject of filing returns with the FRCN. NigeriaCorporate/Commercial LawPwC Nigeria
ArticleThe Current Foreign Exchange Control Regime And Implications For Taxation And Fiscal PolicyWe are all affected by the actions or inactions of government especially monetary and fiscal policies.NigeriaGovernment, Public SectorPwC Nigeria
ArticleConflicting Decisions By The FHC Regarding TAT's JurisdictionWe understand that the Federal High Court (Lagos Division) yesterday delivered a judgment upholding the constitutionality of the Tax Appeal Tribunal in the case brought before it by the NNPC against Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO).NigeriaTaxPwC Nigeria
ArticleHead Of FIRS Elected Chairman Of African Tax Administration ForumMr Babatunde Fowler, Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Services of Nigeria has been elected Chairman of Council of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) for 2016-2018.NigeriaTaxPwC Nigeria
ArticleMy Interviews: 2016 Paying Taxes Survey & IMF's Recommendation To Increase VAT RateWatch my interviews on CNBC Africa on the recent recommendation by the International Monetary Fund for Nigeria to increase our current VAT rate.NigeriaTaxPwC Nigeria
ArticleStill On Excess Dividend Tax: Why Is The National Assembly Slow To Act?One of the major reasons many investors choose to locate their companies especially holdcos outside Nigeria is to avoid the excess dividend tax exposure.NigeriaTaxPwC Nigeria
ArticleVAIDS Has Been Extended To 30 June 2018The federal government of Nigeria today announced the extension of the deadline for filing returns under the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme by 3 months.NigeriaTaxPwC Nigeria
ArticleAn Order To Enable The Private Sector Fund Road Construction Has Been IntroducedNigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has signed an Executive Order 007 to enable private sector companies fund the construction of roads and be repaid via tax credits to be utilised against their future tax obligations.NigeriaTransportPwC Nigeria
ArticleNigeria Publishes Country-By-Country Reporting RegulationsNigeria has formally released the Income Tax (Country-by-Country Reporting) Regulations, 2018NigeriaTaxPwC Nigeria
ArticleCompanies Income Tax Act Amended To Grant More Incentives For Investment In InfrastructureThe Companies Income Tax Act (Amendment) Bill 2015 which seeks to increase the incentives available to companies that invest in public infrastructure in the course of their business has been passed...NigeriaCorporate/Commercial LawPwC Nigeria
ArticleNigeria's 2017 Budget Of Recovery And GrowthNigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday 14 December 2016 presented the 2017 Budget Proposals to a joint session of the National Aseembly...NigeriaGovernment, Public SectorPwC Nigeria
ArticleBEPS: 15 Reasons Why October 5th Is A Day To Remember In The Nigerian Tax TerrainThere is a Yoruba adage which says: it is the way that the bird flies that the hunter will throw stones at it.NigeriaTaxPwC Nigeria
ArticleNigeria To Sign OECD's Multilateral Instrument That Will Automatically Amend Its Existing Tax TreatiesOn 14 June 2017, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved a memo submitted by the Minister of Finance seeking Nigeria's inclusion as a signatory...NigeriaTaxPwC Nigeria
ArticleAssessing The Impact Of Gas Flaring On The Nigeria EconomyThis publication is the first of a three-part series on the Nigerian Gas sector. The series aims to highlight the industry issues and challenges as well as assess the opportunities across the value-chain in addition to ...NigeriaEnergy and Natural ResourcesPwC Nigeria
ArticleSingapore Ratifies Double Tax Treaty With Nigeriaingapore has ratified the Double Tax Agreement (DTA) earlier signed between the country and Nigeria. See link to our previous tax alert.NigeriaTaxPwC Nigeria
ArticleWhy The Future Of Oil May Be Very Different From Its Past"The Stone Age did not end for lack of stone, and the oil age will end long before the world runs out of oil"...NigeriaEnergy and Natural ResourcesPwC Nigeria
ArticleCommissions On Capital Market Transactions Now VAT ExemptThe Finance Minister has amended the list of "Services Exempt" from Value Added Tax (VAT) to include commissions on transactions in the Nigeria Capital Market.NigeriaTaxPwC Nigeria
ArticleFIRS Has Introduced Electronic Filing Of Tax Returns And Online Payment Of TaxesThe Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) embarked on an Integrated Tax Administration System (ITAS) project in 2013.NigeriaTaxPwC Nigeria
ArticleVAT (Amendment) Bill 2015: Taxpayers To Pay Much More For Non-ComplianceNow that Britain has voted to leave the EU, analysts are trying to figure out the implications of Brexit for not only the UK/EU but the global economy. NigeriaTaxPwC Nigeria
ArticleFederal High Court Clarifies Rules On Taxation Of Foreign CompaniesThe Federal High Court has clarified the rules on taxation of foreign companies operating through a fixed base or permanent establishment in Nigeria.NigeriaTaxPwC Nigeria