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Tag: Tax

Understanding Nigeria’s New Virtual Asset Tax Framework: When Tax Applies, and How the Numbers Are Calculated
Policy & Regulations August 17, 2026

Understanding Nigeria’s New Virtual Asset Tax Framework: When Tax Applies, and How the Numbers Are Calculated

Not every interaction with a virtual asset is a taxable event. Moving a token between two wallets you control, locking it into a staking protocol, or wrapping it into a different technical form are all things a typical holder does routinely, and the Guidelines are careful to distinguish these mechanical or custodial steps from a genuine disposal that actually crystallizes a tax liability. Once that line is drawn, the Guidelines then set out, in unusually granular detail, exactly how a taxable gain is to be calculated and collected — a methodology built specifically to address the distorting effect of naira depreciation on gains measured in a volatile local currency. This article addresses both in turn.

Understanding the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) Guidelines on the Taxation of Virtual Assets: What Counts as Virtual Assets, What is Taxed, and What Type of Tax
Regulatory Compliance August 4, 2026

Understanding the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) Guidelines on the Taxation of Virtual Assets: What Counts as Virtual Assets, What is Taxed, and What Type of Tax

This first article in our three-part series on the Guidelines addresses the threshold question every VASP needs answered before anything else applies: what, precisely, counts as a taxable virtual asset, and which taxes attach to it. Subsequent articles will address taxable and non-taxable events, the calculation and collection mechanics, and the compliance burden the Guidelines impose.

An Overview of the Quadruplet Tax Laws in Nigeria
Regulatory Compliance October 6, 2025

An Overview of the Quadruplet Tax Laws in Nigeria

In a landmark legislative overhaul in June 2025, Nigeria reformed its tax landscape. The reform built upon four interconnected laws, each with a distinct purpose: one that defines what is taxed; one that outlines how taxes are administered; one that establishes a new federal tax authority; and one that creates bodies for coordination and dispute resolution.

International Businesses in the Digital Economy: Why Nigeria Adopted its Significant Economic Presence (SEP) Rules over OECD’s Corporate Tax Agreement
Corporate Law & Practice Industry Insight Regulatory Compliance Technology Law September 28, 2022

International Businesses in the Digital Economy: Why Nigeria Adopted its Significant Economic Presence (SEP) Rules over OECD’s Corporate Tax Agreement

In this article, Jude Ayua briefly highlights and discusses the provisions of the OECD framework on base erosion, profit sharing, and taxation of international businesses in the digital economy, the three reasons why the FIRS rejected it, and the four steps FIRS has taken to ensure that Nigeria’s revenue is not hurt by its decision.