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- 25 Aug 2021
MultiChoice, FIRS Fight over N900Bn Tax Claims
MultiChoice Nigeria on Wednesday said the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) did not compel it to make payment of 50% of N1.8 trillion, which is N900 billion to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Mr…
- 10 Mar 2022
FIRS, MultiChoice Nigeria Agree to Resolve Tax Dispute
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and MultiChoice Nigeria, leading pay television service provider, have agreed to an amicable resolution of their pending tax disputes which led to a series of…
- 10 Oct 2021
Tax Consultant Describes FIRS Allegations against MultiChoice as Full of Lies
Mr. Bonaventure Amuzie, a tax consultant, has described the tax dispute between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and pay television company, MultiChoice Nigeria, as needless and capable of…
- 9 Mar 2022
FIRS, MultiChoice Nigeria Agree to Resolve Tax Dispute
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and leading pay television service provider, MultiChoice Nigeria, have agreed to an amicable resolution of their pending tax disputes which led to a series…
- 8 Jul 2021
MultiChoice to Work with FIRS to Prove Tax Compliance
MultiChoice Nigeria, owners of DSTV, has said that it will work with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to prove that the organisation is tax compliance. FIRS had engaged some commercial banks…
- 27 Sept 2021
MultiChoice Gets Breather in FIRS ‘s N1.8 Trillion Tax Claims
Lagos zone of the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) hearing the N1.8 trillion tax dispute between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and MultiChoice Nigeria has announced October 20 as the date for…
- 8 Sept 2021
MultiChoice: Andersen Faults FIRS’ Basis for N1.18trn Tax Claims
Andersen, leading tax and business advisory firm, has questioned how the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) arrived at the N1.8 trillion tax bill it slapped on MultiChoice Nigeria, warning that it…
- 1 Sept 2021
PwC Faults Tax Tribunal’s Order on N900Bn Payment in FIRS Tax Claims against MultiChoice
PwC, leading professional services firm, has questioned the recent ruling of the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) ordering MultiChoice Nigeria to deposit N900bn, half of the N1.8 trillion the Federal Inland…
- 26 Oct 2021
Multichoice Loses Appeal on $342m Tax to FIRS
The long-drawn legal battle by the South African Company, Multichoice Africa Holdings B.V, with the Nigerian government-owned Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) over the disputed $342 million tax…
- 20 Oct 2021
Multichoice Gets Approval to Appeal N1.8Trillion FIRS Claims
The Lagos Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) that Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of DSTV, has met the conditions to appeal against the N900bn levied on it by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).…
- 9 Feb 2024
MultiChoice Agrees to Pay N35.4Bn as Part of FIRS Tax Claim
MultiChoice Group has agreed to pay N35.4 billion as part of its tax obligations to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). This is about 10per cent of the initial claim filed by the Nigerian tax…
- 18 Jul 2021
MultiChoice in Talks with FG to Resolve Tax Claims
MultiChoice said it is in discussions with Nigerian authorities over the instruction it issued to local banks to freeze its accounts over unpaid taxes. Early this month, media reported that the…
- 21 Jul 2021
FG Flies the Flag for Corporate Tax Self-Harm- Report
In Nigeria, only one of death and taxes is certain, according to Reuters. Growing international pressure to fight climate change means Africa’s biggest economy needs to wean itself off its unhealthy…
- 19 May 2013
Cheque Truncation, NEFT Battle for Life
The cheque truncation system of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is threatening the life of Nigeria Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) system, an irrevocable fund transfer instruction because the…
- 28 Nov 2024
Federal High Court Strikes Down NBC’s 2.5% Gross Income Levy on MultiChoice
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja has struck down Section 2 (10) (b) of the National Broadcasting Code, 6th Edition, which required broadcasters to pay 2.5% of their “Gross…
- 27 Oct 2021
MultiChoice Africa Rejects Tax Tribunal Ruling, to Appeal
MultiChoice Africa Holdings (MAH), the parent company of MultiChoice Nigeria, has rejected Tuesday’s ruling of the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT), which dismissed its appeal against the $342million Value…