H1 2019 – Internally Generated Revenue Snapshots: Which States Performed Best?

Top 5 States by IGR

The top 5 performing states by Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) which consists of revenue from Taxes and Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDA) are;

  • Lagos State – As usual Lagos state leads with the highest IGR of N205.16 billion
  • Rivers State – Rivers follows at a distant second with IGR of N75.97 billion
  • Delta State – Delta comes in at third place with IGR of 36.39 billion
  • Ogun State – Ogun is in fourth position with IGR of 29.58 billion
  • Kaduna State – In fifth place comes Kaduna with IGR of 22.40 billion
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FGN Proposed 2020 Budget

On October 8, 2019 President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2020 Budget of Sustaining Growth and Job Creation to the National Assembly.

The Budget Highlights

  • The proposed 2020 budget is N10.33 trillion. This is N1.41 trillion higher than the 2019 budget of N8.92 trillion.
  • The total estimated revenue is N8.155 trillion. This is N1.15 trillion higher than the 2019 budget of 7.00 trillion
  • The 2020 budget deficit stands at N2.18 trillion. This is N0.26 trillion (N260 billion) higher than the 2019 budget deficit of N1.92 trillion.
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Nigeria at 59: To Rejoice or to Reflect

Hearty Cheers to the ‘Giant of Africa’ at 59. Why again are we called the giant of Africa? Is it because of our great achievements such as having the largest economy in Africa with a GDP of about $380billion or because of our enormous population of about 201 million with over 250 ethnic groups or because we are the one of the largest oil- producing nations? I’d leave that for you to decide.

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15 Insights on Transfer Pricing in Nigeria

  1. What is Transfer Pricing?

Transfer Pricing (TP) is described as the method by which connected organisations or related parties price goods, assets, services, intellectual properties, loans, guarantees and other commercial transactions between them.

The prices paid for goods or services delivered or received have a direct impact on the profits of the seller and buyer and by implication, on tax. Unlike transactions between independent parties, related parties tend to place less emphasis on ensuring that the price charged for a transaction reflects market circumstances.

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As a Freelancer, Should I Pay Tax?

It used to be news, but it is becoming less of a catchy headline now that unemployment rate is high in Nigeria. That it has, in fact, climbed upwards for nine consecutive quarters to hover at about 14.2% in the last quarter of 20161 and then, like the eagle, surged higher to crest at an increased 18.80% of the total population, by the third quarter of 2017.

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The TaxaideR Newsletter Vol 1.8 (August 2019)

A few weeks ago, precisely on 31st July 2019, Taxaide Technologies Limited (Taxtech) and about 10 other firms were issued the Data Protection Compliance Organisation (DPCO) license. If you’ve been reading our recent bulletins on #TaxThursday, you would notice our emphasis on the Ws of DPCO; basically, discussing the what, who, why, when, how etc. If your company houses any data, internally or externally-related (and I can bet this implies virtually every organisation today), you need our services as a DPCO-licensed firm to protect and secure your data.

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