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21 October 2015

FIRS To Enforce Payment Of 30% Corporate Tax On Interim Dividends

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The acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in a press conference and meeting with stakeholders on resuming office disclosed the focal areas for his administration.
Nigeria Tax

The acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in a press conference and meeting with stakeholders on resuming office disclosed the focal areas for his administration. Amongst the many areas stated was the enforcement of advance Companies' income tax (CIT) on interim dividends. Letters have now been issued to some affected companies and also a public issued to that effect.

Read our tax alert below on the subject and download a copy of the FIRS public notice.

Download Tax Alert_FIRS issues public notice and enforces CIT on interim dividends

Download FIRS public notice on taxation on interim dividends

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