{"id":38960,"date":"2017-06-21T07:48:31","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T07:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/cregital\/disha\/2017\/06\/21\/federal-government-taxes-for-micro-small-and-medium-scale-enterprises-msmes\/"},"modified":"2017-06-21T07:48:31","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T07:48:31","slug":"federal-government-taxes-for-micro-small-and-medium-scale-enterprises-msmes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/msmehub.org\/staging\/6671\/federal-government-taxes-for-micro-small-and-medium-scale-enterprises-msmes\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Government Taxes for Micro Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">In Nigeria, the right to administer and collect taxes is distributed between the three tiers of Government; Federal, State and Local Governments. The Taxes and Levies (Approved List for Collection) Act (as amended), dictates the taxing rights allocated to each tier of Government.<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Taxes due to Federal Government<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"background: white; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">There are nine (9) taxes currently being administered by the Federal Government. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp;<\/span>These taxes are highlighted below:<\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"870\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"44\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">S\/N<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;\">Tax or mandatory contribution<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Frequency<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Applicability<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"222\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Rates<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"44\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Companies income tax<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Annually<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Companies<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"222\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">30%\/ 20% of total profit<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"44\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Tertiary education tax<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Annually<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Companies<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"222\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">2% of assessable profit<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"44\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">National Information Technology Development Levy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Annually<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Companies<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">&nbsp; <\/span>with annual turnover of <s>N<\/s>100m and above operating in Telecoms and financial services<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"222\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">1% of profit before tax where turnover exceeds <s>N<\/s>100m<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"44\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Capital gains tax<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Per transaction<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Companies, individuals resident in FCT Abuja, and foreign nationals<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"222\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">10% of chargeable gains<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"44\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Withholding tax<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Monthly<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Corporate entities<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"222\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Ranging from 5% &#8211; 10% on qualifying transactions<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"44\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Value added tax<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Monthly<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Corporate entities<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"222\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">5% of value of goods\/ services supplied<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"44\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Personal income tax<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Monthly<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Individuals resident in the FCT, Members of the Armed Forces; Members of the Nigeria Police Force; Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Non-resident individuals<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"222\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Ranging from 7% &#8211; 24% of taxable emoluments<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"44\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Stamp duties<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Per transaction<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Companies, individuals resident in FCT Abuja, foreign nationals<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"222\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Variable<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"44\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Petroleum profits tax<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Annually<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Companies operating in the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"222\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">85%\/65.7%\/ 50% of chargeable profit<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Glossary of terms<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table width=\"870\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"44\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">S\/N<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"129\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Terminology<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"696\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Definition<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"44\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"129\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Profit before tax<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"696\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Revenue less all expenses including interest expenses and operating expenses except for income tax<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"44\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"129\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Assessable profit<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"696\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Profit for a period after adjusting for non-deductible expenses and non-taxable income <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"44\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"129\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Total\/ chargeable profit<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"696\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Assessable profit after adjusting balancing charges\/ allowances, capital allowances (initial and annual) and investment allowance<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"44\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"129\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Chargeable gains<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"696\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Refers to the increase in an asset&#8217;s value between the time it is purchased and the time it is sold, which becomes subject to capital gains tax. It is calculated as the sales proceeds of chargeable assets less historical cost and certain expenses associated with buying, selling or improving the asset, such as fees or commissions<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><\/strong><span style=\"color: black; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Please note that a company operating in the oil and gas industry would struggle to qualify as MSME in Nigeria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\">Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company limited by guarantee, and its network of member firms, each of which is a legally separate and independent entity. 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