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Nigeria: Federal Inland Revenue Service issued Information Circular No. 2021/19

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Description

Federal Inland Revenue Service issued Information Circular No. 2021/19

On 11 October 2021, Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) adopted Information Circular No. 2021/19, implementing a simplified VAT compliance regime for nonresident suppliers. The circular applies to digital goods and services provided by entities not physically present in Nigeria and mandates VAT registration. The criterion for registration is an anticipated turnover exceeding USD 25'000 within any given 12-month period.

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Scope

Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Business registration requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
tax authority

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2021-10-11
adopted

On 11 October 2021, Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) adopted Information Circular No…

2022-01-01
in force

On 1 January 2022, the Federal Inland Revenue Service's Information Circular No. 2021/19 entered in…

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