TAXAIDE ALERT -15 NOTES ON NIGERIA’S UPDATED VAT e-FILING PLATFORM

Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has updated the Value Added Tax (VAT) compliance processes on its ICT-based tax compliance platform, the TaxPro MAX (the Platform). The updated processes are on Sales, Purchases, Sales Adjustments, and the VAT Returns Form. We provide below, 15 key notes on the changes on the Platform and their implications for your VAT compliance process, going forward:

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INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FUND (ITF) COMPLIANCE; ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

The deadline to pay your 2022 training contributions and file your training policy with the office of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF or “the fund”) is fast approaching. Many businesses are exposed to penalties for non-compliance due to the lack of information on the functionality and operations of the ITF. This article provides detailed information on how the fund operates and functions to ensure that your business is fully compliant and, at the same time, reaps the benefits that are available.

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Tax reliefs Available Under the Personal Income Tax Act

In Nigeria, the Personal Income Tax Act (PITA) is the principal legislation that governs the taxation of individuals, communities, families, trustees, and estates. The PITA imposes a tax on the total income of taxable persons subject to a few exemptions which may be found under the Third Schedule to the PITA (Third Schedule), Items One and Two of the Sixth Schedule to the PITA, or under any other relevant provision of the PITA such as Sections 19 & 20.

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Personal Income Tax(PIT): 6 Important Things To Know

The Annual Individual Personal Income Tax (PIT) Returns filing season is upon us and the due date which falls on March 31, 2023 is fast approaching. This in line with Section 41 of the Personal Income Tax Act, 2011, Cap P8 LFN 2004 as amended, which states that a taxable person shall, without notice or demand, file a return of the income in the prescribed form and containing the prescribed information with the tax authority of the State in which they reside, within ninety (90) days from the commencement of every year.

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2022 PAYE RETURNS FILING: 4 IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW

PAYE

Filing of PAYE for employers of labour is a seasonal exercise. It comes in the first month of every year. Employers of labour are mandated by section 81 of the Personal Income Tax Act (PITA) to file annual returns which contains the income paid to their employees, PAYE deducted and remitted to the relevant tax authorities on behalf of the employees in an assessment year. In this piece we would review the PAYE returns filing process as this is what is required first before the PIT filing returns.

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