Discover the Secrets of Tax Compliance In Nigeria 2025

Join us for an exclusive webinar on “Understanding Tax Compliance in Nigeria” and discover the keys to avoiding undue penalties, fines, and reputational damage.

Learn from our expert panel:

  • Overview of tax filing seasons: PIT, PAYE, CIT, and Transactional Filings
  • Consequences of non-compliance: financial, legal, and reputational impact
  • Best practices for tax compliance and planning

Don’t miss this opportunity to:

  • Stay up-to-date on Nigeria’s tax laws and regulations
  • Network with fellow professionals and industry experts
  • Get answers to your burning tax compliance questions

Join us this Friday, January 31st, 2025

Key Speakers

  • Riwan Usman (Tax Auditor)
  • Abdul Wahab Yinusa (Corporate & Personal Tax Auditor)

Moderator:

  • Gbemisola (Tax Auditor)

Who Is To Attend:
Business Owners, Finance professionals, SMEs, and anyone interested in understanding the current tax season in Nigeria.

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FINANCE ACTS IN NIGERIA: CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE OF TAX COMPLIANCE AND THE NEED FOR TAX HEALTH CHECKS

The Nigerian tax environment is constantly evolving, to stay up with the constantly evolving business environment, companies need to regularly evaluate their tax structures, tax positions, and tax compliances. This will help to guarantee that overall tax positions are supported by sufficient evidence, compliances are tracked, and any potential litigation-related issues are handled properly.
The Finance Acts in Nigeria had been adopted as a fiscal policy model which introduced over 150 amendments to existing tax and regulatory legislations in Nigeria and is aimed at promoting fiscal sustainability, enhancing revenue generation, and supporting small businesses. As at date, the Nigerian Government has introduced four Finance Acts which are Finance Acts of 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2023. These pieces of legislation have changed the tax compliance regime for businesses in general which necessitates the need for consistent Tax Health Checks. The impact of the Finance Act on tax compliance in Nigeria has been significant. It has led to increased revenue generation for the government, increased tax compliance for taxpayers, and reduced the incidence of tax evasion and avoidance. The Finance Act has also introduced several measures to simplify the tax system, making it easier for taxpayers to comply with tax laws and regulations.


The Tax Health Check is a comprehensive review of a taxpayer’s tax affairs to ensure compliance with tax laws and regulations. It is aimed at identifying areas of non-compliance and addressing them before they become a problem for the taxpayer. It also helps taxpayers to avoid penalties, interest, and other charges that may arise from non-compliance.It involves a comprehensive review of a taxpayer’s tax affairs, including tax returns, financial statements, and other relevant documents. The review is conducted by a qualified tax professional who assesses the taxpayer’s compliance with tax laws and regulations.Best practices for conducting a Tax Health Check in line with the Nigerian Finance Act include engaging qualified tax professionals, conducting the review in a timely manner, and ensuring that all relevant documents are reviewed. Taxpayers should also ensure that they have a good understanding of tax laws and regulations and seek professional advice where necessary.


STEPS IN CONDUCTING TAX HEALTH CHECK
1. Understanding the Company’s nature of business; the industry it operates.
2. Determining the scope of work to enable you to work effectively and efficiently.
3. Establish a timeline; Every task should have its own timeline.
4. Collect sufficient data; Verify that the information obtained is sufficient, accurate, and error-free.
5. Identify risks and concerns: Determine the hazards that might arise from a failure to provide necessary documentation or from a failure to comply with applicable tax legislation.
6. Recognize opportunities; Conduct a thorough examination of the tax reconciliation process to make sure that all potential avenues for lowering tax obligations or recouping unpaid taxes are found.
7. Prepare your tax report; recommending solutions for danger areas and strategies to guarantee tax compliance.


Despite the benefits of Tax Health Checks, there are several challenges faced by taxpayers and tax authorities in implementing the procedure. These challenges include a lack of awareness among taxpayers, a shortage of qualified tax professionals, and a lack of cooperation from taxpayers. To improve the implementation of Tax Health Check procedures in Nigeria, it is recommended that tax authorities provide more education and awareness campaigns to taxpayers. This will help to increase awareness of the benefits of the Tax Health Check and encourage more taxpayers to conduct the review.
This note should not be taken as tax advice, please contact your tax manager if you require any clarification.


Daniel Fowobaje
Senior Associate, Tax Audit.
d.fowobaje@taxaide.com.ng
info@taxaide.com.ng

Finance Act 2022: What to Expect

Introduction:

The Fiscal Policy Reforms Committee (FPRC) while acting under the directive of the Minister of Finance has annually updated the Finance Act to respond to changing realities in the economy in order to actualize a major objective of the National Tax Policy, 2017, which is to cautiously create a flexible and dynamic fiscal atmosphere that perpetually accommodates changing economic circumstances without resulting in a volatile tax system that unsettles economic activities.

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Tax Audit Management: Understanding Its Significance

Management is above all, a practice where art, science, and craft meet” – Henry Mintzberg.

There is something special about Thursdays. Thursday is the best day to start a new habit. You are less inclined to be caught up with contending needs, as on Monday and you can pursue that routine on the next Friday and consistently, increasing the odds that the change will stick. Happy new month and welcome to Tax Thursday.

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Internal Generated Revenue by State Government in H1 2020: Summary

Internal Generated Revenue by State Government in H1 2020: Summary

The realities of the Covid-19 pandemic affected internally generated revenue across various states in Nigeria but in spite of the significant drop in revenue, the economy has rapidly gotten back up from the Q1 to the Q2.

The National Bureau of Statistics recently published the Internally Generated Revenue at State level for the Half year of 2020. The 36 states and FCT IGR figure hits N612.87bn in H1 2020 compared to the N693.91bn recorded in 2019. This shows us a negative growth of -11.7% from the previous year.

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FINANCIAL AND TAX MANAGEMENT FOR START-UPS IN NIGERIA

In this piece, I shall be walking you through the importance of financial and tax management for start-ups in Nigeria. In recent times, Nigeria has risen to be one of the leading business locations in Africa; most significantly for start-up businesses.

Business in Nigeria is a wonderful experience when your business venture succeeds, however before success there could be great challenges and difficulties that a new business or startup must face, one of which is usually financial and tax management.

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THE BLESSINGS OF FAAC DISTRIBUTIONS AND THE CHALLENGES IT POSES FINANCIALLY TO THE STATE GOVERNMENTS.

According to the latest Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) Disbursement Report, released by the National Bureau Statistics (NBS), the sum of N606.20bn was disbursed in May 2020 bringing a decrease of about 22% compared to the N780.93bn from the previous month (April 2020).

The drastic decline in the revenue generated in May 2020, compared to the previous month – April 2020, is an issue of great concern and reinforces the great importance of exploiting new sectors of the economy both on the Federal and State Government levels. No need for the long story of oil not being as lucrative as it was in the past years. I assume we are all aware of this by now.

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A Series of Tax Relief Part 2

Welcome to the second part of this series.

Last week, we looked at some of the tax reliefs that have made available by the federal government to taxpayers to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, various state governments have also made some tax reliefs available to taxpayers. Some of these tax reliefs available in various states include:

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has made the following tax reliefs and palliatives for taxpayers in the State:

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