Nigeria: Extended VAT filing deadline following updates to features for VAT filing and payment on online platform

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) extended the VAT filing deadline for March 2023 VAT returns to 30 April 2023.

Extended VAT filing deadline for March 2023 VAT returns to 30 April 2023

Following the release of updated features for value added tax (VAT) filing and payment on the TaxPro-Max (TPM) online platform, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) extended the VAT filing deadline for March 2023 VAT returns to 30 April 2023.

The FIRS noted that the extension, which is valid for only VAT returns due in April 2023, was granted in response to taxpayers’ concerns on the updates to TPM and to enable taxpayers to meet the requirements of the newly introduced input VAT claim process.

Read an April 2023 report [PDF 285 KB] prepared by the KPMG member firm in Nigeria

 

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