Olaniwun Ajayi LP

May 22, 2020

FIRS Circular

FIRS Circular on the Tax Implications of Operation of Real Estate Investment Companies in Nigeria

Following the passage of the Finance Act 2019, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS or the Service) has released several circular providing clarification on certain provisions of extant tax laws...

May 15, 2020

FIRS circular

FIRS Circular on the Implementation of The Value Added Tax Provisions in the Finance Act 2019

With the introduction of sweeping changes to the provisions of existing tax laws in Nigeria by the Finance Act 2019 (the Act), it has become necessary for the Federal Inland Revenue...

May 5, 2020

TP

Navigating Transfer Pricing Concerns in the Covid Season

In its latest Interim Economic Outlook of March 2020, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) warns that the COVID-19 Pandemic (“the Pandemic” or “the Virus”) is the global...

March 27, 2020

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COVID-19: Impact on Business and Tax Implications

Given the gross reduction in the volume of economic activities in most countries, including Nigeria; and in some cases, a complete halt, the Coronavirus pandemic (the Pandemic) is bound to...

March 26, 2020

FIRS Intervention - COVID 19

FIRS Intervention in Response to COVID-19

In a bid to ameliorate some of the potential impacts of the pandemic on businesses in Nigeria, the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Muhammed Nami...

February 14, 2020

Tax outlook 2020

The Nigerian Tax Report: 2019 Wrap up/2020 Outlook

With the Nigerian fiscal landscape constantly in a state of flux and the frequent push and pull by the government aimed at improving the economic fortunes of the country, the...

October 24, 2019

Non-resident tax

FIRS Establishes Tax Office for Non-Resident Persons

By a public notice (“the Notice”) issued by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (“the Service” or “FIRS”), a tax office-specific and peculiar to Non-Resident persons as defined under Nigerian law...

September 26, 2019

Expansion of the Statutory Deadline for Filing of Tax Objections

The Tax Appeal Tribunal (“TAT“) on 17.09.19, sitting in Lagos, in the matter of Earth Moving International v. Federal Inland Revenue Service1, delivered judgement to the effect that; (x) a...

September 12, 2019

A New Tax Burden on Nigerian Companies

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria recently passed into law the Nigerian Police Trust Fund Establishment Act 2019. (NPTFEA or the Act). The NPTFEA creates a Special Intervention...

August 23, 2019

Public Notice on Deduction at Source of Withholding Tax

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (“FIRS”), in a Public Notice, issued a guidance to the public and taxpayers in general on Withholding Tax (“WHT”) and Value Added Tax(“VAT”) deductible on...

May 22, 2020

FIRS Circular

FIRS Circular on the Tax Implications of Operation of Real Estate Investment Companies in Nigeria

Following the passage of the Finance Act 2019, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS or the Service) has released several circular providing clarification on certain provisions of extant tax laws...

May 15, 2020

FIRS circular

FIRS Circular on the Implementation of The Value Added Tax Provisions in the Finance Act 2019

With the introduction of sweeping changes to the provisions of existing tax laws in Nigeria by the Finance Act 2019 (the Act), it has become necessary for the Federal Inland Revenue...

May 5, 2020

TP

Navigating Transfer Pricing Concerns in the Covid Season

In its latest Interim Economic Outlook of March 2020, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) warns that the COVID-19 Pandemic (“the Pandemic” or “the Virus”) is the global...

March 27, 2020

Tax banner

COVID-19: Impact on Business and Tax Implications

Given the gross reduction in the volume of economic activities in most countries, including Nigeria; and in some cases, a complete halt, the Coronavirus pandemic (the Pandemic) is bound to...

March 26, 2020

FIRS Intervention - COVID 19

FIRS Intervention in Response to COVID-19

In a bid to ameliorate some of the potential impacts of the pandemic on businesses in Nigeria, the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Muhammed Nami...

February 14, 2020

Tax outlook 2020

The Nigerian Tax Report: 2019 Wrap up/2020 Outlook

With the Nigerian fiscal landscape constantly in a state of flux and the frequent push and pull by the government aimed at improving the economic fortunes of the country, the...

October 24, 2019

Non-resident tax

FIRS Establishes Tax Office for Non-Resident Persons

By a public notice (“the Notice”) issued by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (“the Service” or “FIRS”), a tax office-specific and peculiar to Non-Resident persons as defined under Nigerian law...

September 26, 2019

Expansion of the Statutory Deadline for Filing of Tax Objections

The Tax Appeal Tribunal (“TAT“) on 17.09.19, sitting in Lagos, in the matter of Earth Moving International v. Federal Inland Revenue Service1, delivered judgement to the effect that; (x) a...

September 12, 2019

A New Tax Burden on Nigerian Companies

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria recently passed into law the Nigerian Police Trust Fund Establishment Act 2019. (NPTFEA or the Act). The NPTFEA creates a Special Intervention...

August 23, 2019

Public Notice on Deduction at Source of Withholding Tax

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (“FIRS”), in a Public Notice, issued a guidance to the public and taxpayers in general on Withholding Tax (“WHT”) and Value Added Tax(“VAT”) deductible on...