Federal Government is planning to deduct 5% VAT for every online transaction via bank cards carried out by Nigerians from next year.
Tunde Fowler, Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), confirmed this in an exclusive interview with Premium Times Newspaper.
Fowler said the country is currently working on a solution for taxing the digital economy.
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“We will address the issue of the digitalised economy very soon. There is no global solution to a digitalised economy.
“Different countries have taken different solutions to address the problem. Nigeria has not taken a position yet. But, we are meeting to see if we can come up with a global solution that we can all adapt to,”
FIRS Chairman said.“Different countries have taken different solutions to address the problem. Nigeria has not taken a position yet. But, we are meeting to see if we can come up with a global solution that we can all adapt to,”
The FIRS boss said the tax agency will make use of Nigerian banks as an agent in achieving the 5% value-added tax.
Nigerian government projected digital economy to generate $88 billion and create up to three million jobs in the next three years.
The former minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr. Okey Enelamah, during a US roadshow last year said the Nigerian government is resolute in creating an enabling environment where digital economy opportunities are not just theoretical but become real
Analyst says the digital economy may impact tax revenue in 2019
Taiwo Oyedele, Head of Tax and Regulatory Services at PwC Nigeria, in a blog post, had listed digital economy among major issues that will impact the tax system in 2019.
Oyedele, however, advised Nigeria’s fiscal authority to take measures to address this.
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