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FINANCE ACT 2020: Key changes and implications
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President Muhammed Buhari, on 31 December 2020, signed the Finance Act 2020 (FA20) alongside the 2021 Appropriation Act into law. This reaffirms the Federal Government of Nigeria’s (FGN) commitment to enact fiscal policy annually, alongside the passage of the annual budget into law and aligns with global best practice.
The Act, which took effect on January 01, 2021, amended the provisions of 14 tax and fiscal related legislation, namely:
Capital Gains Tax Act (CGTA) Companies Income Tax Act (CITA) Industrial Development (Income Tax Relief) Act (IDITRA) Personal Income Tax Act (PITA) Tertiary Education Trust Fund (Establishment etc.) Act Customs and Excise Tariff, etc. [Consolidation] Act (CETA) Value Added Tax Act (VATA) Stamp Duties Act (SDA) Federal Inland Revenue Service (Establishment) Act (FIRSEA) Nigeria Export Processing Zones Act (NEPZA) Oil and Gas Export Free Zone Act (OGEFZA)