Category: Nigeria


  • Section 60 Nigeria Tax Act 2025 Section 60 of the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 is about Export processing and free trade zone entities. It provides as follows: Where a trade or business is carried on by an export processing or export free zone entity, the provisions of the Second Schedule to this Act shall apply.

  • Section 59 Nigeria Tax Act 2025 Section 59 of the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 is about Development levy. It provides as follows: (1) A development levy of 4% is imposed on the assessable profits of all companies chargeable to tax under Chapters Two and Three of this Act, other than small companies and non-resident companies.…

  • Section 58 Nigeria Tax Act 2025 Section 58 of the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 is about Rates of tax for individuals. It provides as follows: The income tax payable on the chargeable income of an individual, other than an individual earning the Minimum Wage in line with the Minimum Wage Act, in respect of each…

  • Section 57 Nigeria Tax Act 2025 Section 57 of the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 is about Effective tax rate. It provides as follows: (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act or any other enactment, where, in any year of assessment, the effective tax rate of a company is less than 15%, such company shall recompute…

  • Section 56 Nigeria Tax Act 2025 Section 56 of the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 is about Rate of tax for companies. It provides as follows: Tax shall be levied, for each year of assessment in respect of total profits of every company, in the case of –(a) a small company, at 0%; and (b) any…

  • Section 55 Nigeria Tax Act 2025 Section 55 of the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 is about Assets held in trust for charities. It provides as follows: (1) Any property held in trust for –(a) a religious or charitable institution of a public character,(b) any statutory or registered friendly society,(c) any co-operative society registered under the…

  • Section 54 Nigeria Tax Act 2025 Section 54 of the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 is about Gifts. It provides as follows: (1) Where a person disposes by way of a gift, an asset acquired by him by way of a gift or any other form of gift, not being an acquisition on a devolution on…

  • Section 53 Nigeria Tax Act 2025 Section 53 of the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 is about Motor vehicles. It provides as follows: (1) A motor vehicle used solely for private or non-profit purposes shall not be an asset for the purposes of this Part. (2) The exemption under this section shall be limited to not…

  • Section 52 Nigeria Tax Act 2025 Section 52 of the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 is about Personal chattels. It provides as follows: (1) A gain accruing on a disposal of an asset which is tangible movable property being personal chattels of an individual shall not be a chargeable gain if the total amount or value…

  • Section 51 Nigeria Tax Act 2025 Section 51 of the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 is about Principal private residences. It provides as follows: (1) The gains accruing to an individual are exempt from tax in respect of the disposal of, or an interest in –(a) a dwelling-house or part of such dwelling-house; and(b) land, other…