Nigeria: Adedeji - We're Implementing Gazetted Tax Laws, Not Harmonised Version, Passage Followed Due Process

Nigeria: Adedeji - We're Implementing Gazetted Tax Laws, Not Harmonised Version, Passage Followed Due Process

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Lagos PDP Chieftain Raises Alarm Over Different Versions Of Gazetted Tax Law

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Funso Doherty, has raised concerns over what he described as conflicting versions of the Nigeria Tax Administration Act available on official government websites. In an open letter addressed to the Chairman of the Nigerian Revenue Service (NRS), Doherty highlighted that, as of Tuesday, two different versions of the gazetted tax law could be downloaded from the NRS website. Accordi…

National Assembly CTCs Expose Post-Passage Alteration Of Nigeria’s Tax Laws As Government Re-Gazettes Acts Without Naming Those Responsible

The National Assembly’s recently released Certified True Copies (CTCs) of the country’s new tax laws have confirmed widespread alterations to the versions originally passed by lawmakers. Despite this validation of claims made by a federal lawmaker and independent investigations, no individuals have been held responsible, leaving the public to grapple with concerns over potential foul play in the gazetting process. The controversy erupted in Dece…

‎Tax Reform: Only officially gazetted Acts carry legal authority – NRS

‎ ‎ ‎ The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has clarified that only officially gazetted Acts of the National Assembly carry legal authority and are binding on taxpayers and revenue administrators, dismissing claims that the country’s newly enacted tax reform laws were altered after passage. ‎ ‎The Executive Chairman of NRS, Zacch Adedeji, stated this during […]

Only gazetted laws are binding, NRS warns amid tax reform controversy

The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has dismissed claims that the country’s newly enacted tax reform laws were altered after passage, stressing that only officially gazetted Acts of the National Assembly carry legal authority and are binding on taxpayers and revenue administrators. Executive Chairman Zacch Adedeji made the clarification during a televised interview in Abuja, as […]