01 Tax advisory
Tax that is filed early and defended well.
Company income tax, VAT, withholding tax and PAYE for Nigerian companies and the foreign groups that own them. Planned in advance, prepared by a manager, signed off by a partner.
What is included
The detail.
Monthly compliance
VAT, withholding tax and PAYE returns prepared from your ledger, sent for approval by the 15th and filed before the due date.
Annual tax returns
Company income tax computations, capital allowance schedules, levies and the return itself, filed with your audited accounts.
Tax health check
A review of the last four years to find exposures before an inspector does, with a written report and fix list.
Audits and disputes
Responses to queries, attendance at desk and field audits, objections and, if it comes to it, preparing for the tax tribunal.
Planning and structure
Group structures, transfer pricing documentation, expatriate pay and the tax side of buying or selling a business.
Incentives
Pioneer status applications, export incentives and the reliefs that apply to your sector, claimed properly.
At a glance
What it costs
Example fees for this demo.
The calendar
The dates we watch for you.
Every Ledgerline tax client gets these as reminders, with the figures already drafted.
- 31stEmployer annual PAYE returnSummary of every employee, gross pay and tax deducted for the year just ended.
- 10thPAYE remittanceEmployee income tax deducted in the previous month, paid to the state revenue service where staff live.
- 21stVAT return and paymentMonthly VAT return for the previous month, filed with input and output schedules.
- 21stWithholding tax remittanceTax withheld from supplier invoices in the previous month, with the schedule of payees.
- 10thPAYE remittanceEmployee income tax deducted in the previous month, paid to the state revenue service where staff live.
- 21stVAT return and paymentMonthly VAT return for the previous month, filed with input and output schedules.
- 21stWithholding tax remittanceTax withheld from supplier invoices in the previous month, with the schedule of payees.
- 31stBoard pack for year end sign offOur suggested internal deadline for draft accounts on a December year end.
- 10thPAYE remittanceEmployee income tax deducted in the previous month, paid to the state revenue service where staff live.
- 21stVAT return and paymentMonthly VAT return for the previous month, filed with input and output schedules.
- 21stWithholding tax remittanceTax withheld from supplier invoices in the previous month, with the schedule of payees.
- 30thAudited accounts to the boardLedgerline suggested date, leaving room for questions before filing season.
- 10thPAYE remittanceEmployee income tax deducted in the previous month, paid to the state revenue service where staff live.
- 21stVAT return and paymentMonthly VAT return for the previous month, filed with input and output schedules.
- 21stWithholding tax remittanceTax withheld from supplier invoices in the previous month, with the schedule of payees.
- 10thPAYE remittanceEmployee income tax deducted in the previous month, paid to the state revenue service where staff live.
- 21stVAT return and paymentMonthly VAT return for the previous month, filed with input and output schedules.
- 21stWithholding tax remittanceTax withheld from supplier invoices in the previous month, with the schedule of payees.
- 30thCompany income tax returnDue six months after a December year end, with audited accounts and tax computations.
- 30thEducation and other leviesFiled alongside the income tax return where the company is liable.
- 10thPAYE remittanceEmployee income tax deducted in the previous month, paid to the state revenue service where staff live.
- 21stVAT return and paymentMonthly VAT return for the previous month, filed with input and output schedules.
- 21stWithholding tax remittanceTax withheld from supplier invoices in the previous month, with the schedule of payees.
- 31stAnnual return to the company registryConfirms directors, shareholders and share capital. Late filing attracts daily penalties.
- 10thPAYE remittanceEmployee income tax deducted in the previous month, paid to the state revenue service where staff live.
- 21stVAT return and paymentMonthly VAT return for the previous month, filed with input and output schedules.
- 21stWithholding tax remittanceTax withheld from supplier invoices in the previous month, with the schedule of payees.
- 10thPAYE remittanceEmployee income tax deducted in the previous month, paid to the state revenue service where staff live.
- 21stVAT return and paymentMonthly VAT return for the previous month, filed with input and output schedules.
- 21stWithholding tax remittanceTax withheld from supplier invoices in the previous month, with the schedule of payees.
- 30thHalf year management reviewA good moment to estimate the year and plan provisional payments.
- 10thPAYE remittanceEmployee income tax deducted in the previous month, paid to the state revenue service where staff live.
- 21stVAT return and paymentMonthly VAT return for the previous month, filed with input and output schedules.
- 21stWithholding tax remittanceTax withheld from supplier invoices in the previous month, with the schedule of payees.
- 10thPAYE remittanceEmployee income tax deducted in the previous month, paid to the state revenue service where staff live.
- 21stVAT return and paymentMonthly VAT return for the previous month, filed with input and output schedules.
- 21stWithholding tax remittanceTax withheld from supplier invoices in the previous month, with the schedule of payees.
- 15thYear end planning meetingLedgerline clients get a stock count plan and a year end timetable.
- 10thPAYE remittanceEmployee income tax deducted in the previous month, paid to the state revenue service where staff live.
- 21stVAT return and paymentMonthly VAT return for the previous month, filed with input and output schedules.
- 21stWithholding tax remittanceTax withheld from supplier invoices in the previous month, with the schedule of payees.
- 31stFinancial year endStock count, cash count, bank confirmations and cut off checks all hang on this date.
- 10thPAYE remittanceEmployee income tax deducted in the previous month, paid to the state revenue service where staff live.
- 21stVAT return and paymentMonthly VAT return for the previous month, filed with input and output schedules.
- 21stWithholding tax remittanceTax withheld from supplier invoices in the previous month, with the schedule of payees.
Typical dates for illustration, based on a December year end. Rules and dates change, so confirm current deadlines with your adviser. Example details for this demo.
Inside the work
Working papers, not slide decks.
Every engagement is documented in a shared client folder you can open at any time.
The health check found a withholding tax gap we did not know we had. Fixing it ourselves cost far less than the penalty would have.
FAQ
Questions we are often asked
We work out the exposure, prepare the missing returns and approach the tax office with a proposal. Coming forward voluntarily usually goes better than waiting to be found.
No, if it is handled properly. Tax withheld from you is a credit against your own income tax, but only if you collect the receipts. We chase them for you.
Yes. PAYE, development levies and other state charges are part of the service, for every state where you have staff.
Yes. We prepare transfer pricing files, advise on dividend and royalty payments and report to group finance in their format.
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