FAQ

It is a tax levied on all incomes of an individual in employment or business. All employers of Labour are expected to deduct taxes from their employees and remit same to the tax authority on a monthly basis, while persons in business are expected to file their annual returns and pay accordingly.

Any person who earns income in the form of salary, wage, fee, allowance or other gains or profit from employment including compensations, bonuses, premiums, benefits or other perquisites allowed, given or granted by any person to any temporary or permanent employee other than so much of any sums as or expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties, and from which it is not intended that the employee should make any profit or gain.

Yes. The Personal Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2011 combined with the provisions of S.3 (1)(b) and S.3(1)(b)(i) particularly defining the taxpaying employee as either a temporary or permanent employee.

According to the new Personal Income Tax (Amendment) Act 2011, CRA is the Consolidated Relief Allowance, which combines all previous reliefs (Housing, Meal, Utility, Transport, Leave allowances, etc) consolidated into a single relief of N200, 000 subject to a minimum of 1% of gross income (whichever is higher) plus 20% of the gross income.

In addition to the Consolidated Reliefs and Allowances (CRA) the following items in the Sixth Schedule table are still tax exempt;

After the relief allowance and exemptions have been granted, the balance of income shall be taxed as specified in the following Sixth Schedule Table.

1. First N300,000 @7%
2. Next N300,000 @ 11%
3. Next N500,000 @ 15%
4. Next N500,000 @19%
5. Next N1,600,000 @ 21%
6. Above N3, 200,000 @ 24%.

1. Personal Income Tax from all residents of Kaduna State
2. Withholding Taxes on all business/economic activities involving a second party who is not a corporate entity
3. Business Premises levy from all businesses and companies operating within the state (₦10, 000 registration and ₦5, 000 renewal annually)
4. Development Levy from all individuals (₦100 per head/yearly)
5. Sales Tax
6. Consumption Tax

Taxes payable in Kaduna State is not different from that of other States as all States Internal Revenue operate under the same Constitutional Provisions and Tax Laws. Current Law in use for Personal Income Tax is the Personal Income Tax Act CAP P8 LFN 2004 & (Amendment) at 2011.

You can officially obtain information on all taxes paid on your behalf through the Executive Chairman of KADIRS

The position of the law is that all adult from the age 18 and above must pay Personal Income Tax except those exempted by the law as stipulated in the Third Schedule of PITA 104 CAP P8 LFN 2004 & (Amendment) at 2011

PAYE and Direct Assessment are two ways of assessing individuals to tax. PAYE is for individuals under paid employment and Direct Assessment is for Self Employed individuals.

Yes, Withholding Taxes is recognized as part of taxes paid and can be net off from liability assessed for the year and balance is paid.

It is the ‘do it yourself’, easier and convenient approach recently introduced by KADIRS which enable a new tax payer to assess him/herself, make payment through any of the designated banks and obtain his/her e-TCC without visiting any tax office or officer.

No, for continuity and adequate record keeping, Tax payers who have tax records at any KADIRS office should approach the same office for proper assessment on a yearly basis. This is important for proper coordination.

Every employer shall be required to file a return with the relevant tax authority of all emoluments paid to its employees, not later than 31st January of every year in respect of all employees in its employment in the preceding year.

The penalty for failure to file returns according to the Personal Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2011 is N500, 000 for corporate organizations and N50, 000 for individuals.

It is the Electronic Tax Clearance Certificate, which acknowledges the payment of tax.

No. E-TCC is issued only to individuals who have fulfilled the requirement of the Personal Income Tax Act.

Every taxpayer is entitled to a single e-TCC which will be renewed annually.

All payments (cash and cheques) should be made as must be paid directly to any of the designated banks, while you can obtain your tax receipt through the same bank.

Tax payment evidences are; Electronic Tax Clearance Certificate issued by KADIRS & Receipt of payment issued by KADIRS

72 hours after payment

There is no need to pay any amount of money as processing fee before obtaining your Electronic Tax Clearance Certificate. It is free.

NO, you don’t have to pay any charge to process your e-TCC at any bank. The banks’ commission is paid by the State Government through KADIRS.

1. Pay as You Earn (PAYE): As employers of Labor, they are required to deduct appropriate tax from the income of their employees and pay same to Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service on or before 10th of the following month through any designated Kaduna State revenue collecting bank.
2. Withholding Tax: Whenever a Religious body pays an individual or an unincorporated entity Rent, Royalty, Management Fees, Consultancy Fees, Technical Service Fees, Agency Fees, Supplies and Contracts, appropriate withholding tax must be deducted and remitted to Kaduna Internal Revenue Service through any of the designated Kaduna State revenue collecting bank.

Yes, if you are a professional or/ and entrepreneur, owner, or manager of establishment(s), and or owns investment assets from which you derive substantial income and your assets exceed liability. Also a person of considerable influence within the society can also be classified as High Net worth Individual.

No. Their income is subjected to tax like other individuals in line with provisions of the Personal Income Tax Act. However because of the peculiarity and complex of HNWI income and tax profile and to ensure administrative efficiency in dealing with this category of tax payers and their consultants, KADIRS has dedicated a unit that manages the tax return and assessment of HNWI.

You must file returns of your income from all sources and claims for reliefs and allowances relating to the preceding year with KADIRS within 90 days from the beginning of every year (i.e on or before the 31st of March).

KADIRS will assume your income based on appropriate economic and social variables applicable to you, and ascertain your tax liability in accordance with Section 54(3) of the Personal Income Tax Act, as amended i.e. raise Best of Judgment Assessment on you.

Duly completed and signed Income Tax Form for Return of Income and claims for allowances and reliefs (Tax Form “A”) are;

1. Financial Statements (where applicable).
2. Your own Tax Computation/Position.
3. Evidence of payment/contribution to Pension, Life Assurance Premium, National Health Insurance Scheme.
4. Evidence of tax paid at source (PAYE, Direct Assessment, Withholding Taxes)

Yes. All you need to do is fill self assessment form and pay your tax at any branch of Kaduna State Government designated revenue collecting bank. However, KADIRS will subject such returns to review to ascertain the correctness of information provided therein and tax paid.

Yes, if you earn income from other sources other than the employment income. Such income includes Director’s Fees, Rental Income, Sitting Allowances, Bonus, Benefits in kind.

Sections 41(3) & 36 of the Personal Income Tax Act (as amended) make it mandatory for you to declare income from all sources. However in doing this, all relevant documents relating to such income with the relevant withholding tax credit notes should be submitted along with tax returns.

Withholding Tax is the specified amount deducted at source from payment accruing or made to individuals or corporate entities in respect of income receivable for service(s) rendered or from investment and remittance of same to the Relevant Tax Authority in line with the provisions of Personal Income Tax (PITA) and Companies Income Tax Acts (CITA)

Yes. It is another form of tax but simply an advance payment of tax, as the tax deducted at source can be set-off against any subsequent tax liability payable on such income by the recipient (tax payer).

Yes. You are a collecting agent of Government. Whenever you or your firm pays an individual or corporate entity any of the under listed, appropriate withholding tax must be deducted and remitted to the Relevant Tax Authority (State Internal Revenue Service or Federal Inland Revenue Service).

Withholding Taxes must be deducted from payments due to corporate bodies and individuals on Rent, Commission, Management / Professional Fees, Consultancy Fees, Technical Service, Dividend, Directors’ Fees, Agency Arrangements/Agreements, Tenancy Agreement Dividend, Supplies.

Withholding tax deducted from payments due to corporate entities and individuals resident in Federal Capital Territory(FCT) or from individuals and corporate entities that are not resident in Nigeria are payable to Federal Inland Revenue Service.

Taxes withheld from payments due to corporate bodies and individuals must be remitted to the relevant authorities on the earlier of 30 days for individuals and 21 days for corporate entities from the date the amount was deducted and from the time the duty to deduct arose.

Yes. A person or body corporate who fails to deduct or having deducted fails to remit such deductions within 30 days shall be liable to a penalty of an amount of 10% of the tax not deducted or not remitted in addition to the amount of tax not deducted or remitted plus interest at the prevailing monetary rate of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

The implication is that the income cannot be subjected to further taxes in the hands of the recipient apart from the withholding taxes earlier deducted.

You must ensure that the individual or corporate entity (collecting agent) to whom you render services remits the withholding taxes deducted from your income to government coffers and obtains certificate of payment issued by KADIRS in your name

The Certificate of payment should be included in your Tax Return for the relevant year

Once your income from all sources have been assessed and tax due ascertained, the amount of withholding tax paid at source will be set-off against the tax due to arrive at net tax payable

It is important to emphasize that the presentation of a letter from the collecting agent showing that a taxpayer has suffered deduction is not enough for KADIRS to grant Withholding Tax Credit.

Similarly, Government Treasury receipts issued by other government departments showing that they have deducted tax from a taxpayer are not enough to grant tax credits.

Withholding Tax on dividend, interest, rent and royalties when suffered by individuals or corporate entities not resident in Nigeria represent final tax. Also, with effect from January 1996, Withholding tax on interest and dividend represent final tax on these incomes in the hands individuals’ resident in Nigeria.

Withholding Tax is paid to the Relevant Authority depending on whether the taxpayer is a corporate body or an individual. VAT on the other hand, can only be paid to the Federal Inland Revenue Service under the Nigerian Tax Laws.

VAT is a form of indirect tax(Consumption ) while Withholding Tax is a direct tax(Income ).

Withholding Tax is deducted from income while VAT is added to the invoiced value of goods and services.

The individual who suffered Withholding Tax has the right to set it off against future tax liability, VAT cannot be so set-off.

Always read through the letters sent by the KADIRS and endeavor to see the undersigned Officer or visit the address stated on the letter.

The audit team or the Consultant that carried out the audit are not authorised to discuss their findings of the audit with the Company/Taxpayer. Their role is to compile and submit documents provided by the taxpayer to the Tax Authority.

There is a time frame for objections to be submitted to the KADIRS by the taxpayers and it is 30 days from date of receipt of Demand Notice. This is stated in (Section 58 & Section 104(1) of PITA Cap P8 LFN.)

All payments to the KADIRS with respect to tax liabilities are received and would be considered as part payment and do not stop the process of recovery, except full payment is made by taxpayer before distrain is levied.

That is an internal lapse, as it behooves on the staff or Company representative to bring it to the notice of the officer in charge to do the needful.

It is a provision of the law for the purpose of ensuring the security of the Tax Officers. Section 104(4) P.I.T.A Cap P8 LFN.

The law provides that the application to the High Court will be by ‘Exparte Motion’ which only requires that the Tax Authority must prove that they have fulfilled all statutory requirements and have documents to support their claim and the order to levy distrain may then be granted by the judge.

The law governing distrain provides for the sealing of the property and sale of goods, chattels and real estate to recover outstanding tax. Section 104 (1(a-b) Cap P8 LFN.

To act as an unbiased arbiter where contentious issues arise.

Because it is a provision of the law and the tax defaulter must bear the cost of levying the distress. Section 104 (5) P.I.T.A Cap P8, LFN.

Hotel Occupancy and Restaurant Consumption Law is a law enacted by the Kaduna State House of Assembly which imposes Tax on goods and services consumed in Hotels, Facility or Event Centers within the territory of Kaduna State.

Any person, Corporate or otherwise who: Pays for the use or possession of any hotel, facility or event center; or Purchases consumable goods or service in any restaurant whether or not located within a hotel in Kaduna state.

A consumer includes a hotel guest or any person who makes use of a hotel, restaurant, event center or hotel facility for a fee.

It Includes halls, auditoriums, fields and places designated for public use at a fee.

It includes a motel, guest house, apartment for short letting, tavern, meeting room and function hall whether or not described as a hotel by the operator.

It includes a room, suite, hall, open space or other facility or resource center which may be let out for a fee within a hotel or other facility covered by this law under a lease, concession, permit, right of license, contract or other agreement.

It includes any food sale outlet, bar, tavern, inn or café whether or not located within a hotel.

Any Hotel, Restaurant or other business affected by this law shall, within 30 days of the commencement of this law (22nd of June 2009) or upon commencement of business, whichever is earlier, register with KADIRS for the purpose of this law.

The amount to which this Tax applies is the total cost of Facilities, Consumables or Personal services supplied to a customer in, by or on behalf of the hotel, restaurant or event center.

The rate of tax imposed by the law is 5% of the total bill issued to the customer excluding Value Added Tax and Service Charge.

The person owning, managing or controlling any business or supplying any goods or services chargeable under section 1 of the Law shall collect this for and on behalf of the State, the tax imposed by the Law based on the Amount charged or Payable by the Customer in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of this Law.

The Consumption Tax Law became effective on 1st of August, 2009.

If a collecting Agent fails to file a report and remit taxes collected within the time allowed by section 6(2) of the Law, that Agent shall, in addition to penalty of 10% of the amount of tax due, pay interest at the rate of 5% per annum above the prevailing Central Bank of Nigeria Minimum Rediscount Rate as determined at the time of actual remittance. Furthermore, any Director, Manager, Officer, Agent or Employee of the collecting Agent who fails to comply with the provisions of the law, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a penalty of Six (6) months imprisonment or a fine of Two Million Naira (2,000,000.00) or both.

As from the commencement of the Law, Sales Tax Law, Cap. S.3, Laws of Kaduna State 2003 shall not apply to any facilities or transactions covered by this law.