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Examination Of The Value Added Tax Provisions Under The Nigeria Tax Act, 2025
On June 26, 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed four transformative tax bills into law, fundamentally reshaping Nigeria's taxation landscape. The Nigeria Tax Act, 2025 repealed principal taxation legislations, introducing a comprehensive new framework that affects companies and taxpayers across the country. What are the key provisions of this new tax regime and how will it impact businesses operating in Nigeria?
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Streamsowers & Kohn
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Tax Audit Readiness In Nigeria: Your Complete Document Checklist And How To Handle Nrs Or Lirs Inquiries
Tax audit readiness in Nigeria is really about being so organised that Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) or State IRS (like LIRS) never catches you unprepared, even if they show up tomorrow morning at your door step. In this article, we will walk through what that looks like in practice, from the complete document checklist to how to respond to queries without panicking.
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Firmus Advisory
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The Changing Tax Landscape: Understanding The Tax Implications Of Mergers And Acquisition Transactions Under The Tax Reform Acts 2025
Nigeria’s tax landscape has undergone a fundamental shift with the enactment of the Nigeria Tax Act, 2025 (“NTA”), which took effect on 1st January, 2026. For the first time, the country’s core federal tax laws have been consolidated into a single and unified framework. For dealmakers, this is more than a legislative clean-up; it also changes how transactions are structured, priced, and executed.
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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
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Advance Pricing Agreements And Transfer Pricing Audits In Nigeria: A Cost-Benefit Analysis For Taxpayers
In recent years, transfer pricing (TP) has emerged as a significant concern for multinational enterprises (MNEs) operating in Nigeria. With the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) (formerly Federal Inland Revenue Service) intensifying efforts to generate revenue through taxation, taxpayers face heightened scrutiny, prolonged audits, and increasing risk of double taxation.
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KPMG Nigeria
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Intra-group Financing In Nigeria: Pertinent Points To Note
Intra-group financing arrangement, particularly interest-bearing loan arrangements, have long been one of the foremost tax planning strategies adopted by multinational enterprises to shift profits from one jurisdiction to another. As a result, tax authorities globally tend to scrutinize these arrangements under transfer pricing rules to ensure that the terms of these transactions are at arm’s length.
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KPMG Nigeria
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