Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that plans are underway to start taxing the profits of global technology and digital firms not based in Nigeria
Yemi Osinbajo made the disclosure when he received a delegation from the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, led by its President, Adesina Adedayo, at the Presidential Villa. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, issued a statement where he highlighted the points the vice president made at the meeting.
The statement read: “While the Federal Government will not be raising tax rates at this time, based on the Finance Act 2019, it’s already empowered to widen the tax net.
“This includes collecting taxes on the Nigerian income of global tech giants with significant economic presence here, even if they have not established an office or permanent establishment, and are currently not paying taxes in Nigeria.
“In this regard, Section 4 of the Finance Act 2019, provides that the finance minister, may by order of the president, determine what constitutes the significant economic presence of a company, other than a Nigerian company.
We’ve had severe economic downturns, which of course implies that we may not be able to collect taxes with the aggressiveness that would ordinarily be expected.
“I think the most important thing is that we must widen our tax net so that more people who are eligible to pay tax are paying.
“I’m sure you are aware of the initiatives including the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS), which was also an attempt to bring more people into the tax net, including those who have foreign assets,”
Source: Newzandar News
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