Does constitution support it in Nigeria for pupils not up to 18 years of age to be paying taxes while their parents are also paying taxes every month. In Ekiti state, each pupils are to pay tax in each section of the three terms. From nursery school to secondary school. Is it lawful, does constitution support it in Nigeria?. I need more light on it.

Everybody already pays tax, from the eight year old handed money to buy biscuits to the CEO who handles community taxes for his office's location. Once money leaves your hand for payment of a good or service you've been taxed.

charix:
Everybody already pays tax, from the eight year old handed money to buy biscuits to the CEO who handles community taxes for his office's location. Once money leaves your hand for payment of a good or service you've been taxed.

Am talking about little students that re yet to work , is it lawful for them to pay tax

stphn:
Am talking about little students that re yet to work , is it lawful for them to pay tax

If the money goes to useful applications I don't see why not. Taxing students means a minor increase in their tuition fees as such should get carried out in a way only a little pinch is felt.
No one expects under 18s to start getting employment to pay off student taxes. Its obvious any extra expenditure must come from the parents.

stphn:
Does constitution support it in Nigeria for pupils not up to 18 years of age to be paying taxes while their parents are also paying taxes every month. In Ekiti state, each pupils are to pay tax in each section of the three terms. From nursery school to secondary school. Is it lawful, does constitution support it in Nigeria?. I need more light on it.

It is unlawful S17 of the Companies income tax act 2004 States that no ecclesiastical institution should pay taxes to the government......

charix:

If the money goes to useful applications I don't see why not. Taxing students means a minor increase in their tuition fees as such should get carried out in a way only a little pinch is felt.
No one expects under 18s to start getting employment to pay off student taxes. Its obvious any extra expenditure must come from the parents.

They are nursery, primary school pupils not institution and also different from school fees

adadadon:

It is unlawful S17 of the Companies income tax act 2004 States that no ecclesiastical institution should pay taxes to the government......

This is what i wanna known but nobody to challenge the idea

stphn:
They are nursery, primary school pupils not institution and also different from school fees

...your point is?

charix:

...your point is?

my point is that since they re nursery and primary pupils under 18 and not yet work.. they shouldn't be paying tax again in each section since their parent re paying.

stphn:
They are nursery, primary school pupils not institution and also different from school fees

Tax is a function of income and not age. If someone under the age of 18 earns income, he/she is under obligation to pay tax.

seunmsg:


Tax is a function of income and not age. If someone under the age of 18 earns income, he/she is under obligation to pay tax.

but the pupils ain't earning Money

stphn, what part of this answer does not cover your initial question?

No one expects under 18s to start getting employment to pay off student taxes. Its obvious any extra expenditure must come from the parents.

charix:
stphn, what part of this answer does not cover your initial question?

i known sir but my point is that since their parents are paying taxes

stphn:
This is what i wanna known but nobody to challenge the idea

Nobody has Fayose's time.....

seunmsg:


Tax is a function of income and not age. If someone under the age of 18 earns income, he/she is under obligation to pay tax.

That's different from the scenario created by Fayose, you are talking about Capital gains tax which obviously it is very clear that this pupils are not selling anything

adadadon:

Nobody has Fayose's time.....

if nobody get time things will be getting worse.

stphn:
but the pupils ain't earning Money

My post is clear bro, if you ain't earning income, you have no business paying taxes.

Fayose's law taxing secondary and primary school pupils is not only illegal but immoral and silly. The Catholic Church in Ekiti have taken the matter to court and I hope the court will rule appropriately on it very soon.

charix:

If the money goes to useful applications I don't see why not. Taxing students means a minor increase in their tuition fees as such should get carried out in a way only a little pinch is felt.
No one expects under 18s to start getting employment to pay off student taxes. Its obvious any extra expenditure must come from the parents.

We heard of private schools to pay tax but not public schools sir!

adadadon:

That's different from the scenario created by Fayose, you are talking about Capital gains tax which obviously it is very clear that this pupils are not selling anything

No, I am talking about Personal income tax.

seunmsg:


My post is clear bro, if you ain't earning income, you have no business paying taxes.

Fayose's law taxing secondary and primary school pupils is not only illegal but immoral and silly. The Catholic Church in Ekiti have taken the matter to court and I hope the court will rule appropriately on it very soon.

good

Aromas:
We heard of private schools to pay tax but not public schools sir!

There's a first time for everything.

Catholic church that took the case to court will soon withdraw it.The Association fronting for all Private schools took the case to court too.But the lawyer withdrew the case and ran away because they wanted to kill him.He complained of series of threats against his life.
Apart,Fayose already change the 'tax' label and renamed it as Development Levy!
Look what ekiti need is prayers...shikena

expressglory:
Catholic church that took the case to court will soon withdraw it.The Association fronting for all Private schools took the case to court too.But the lawyer withdrew the case and ran away because they wanted to kill him.He complained of series of threats against his life.
Apart,Fayose already change the 'tax' label and renamed it as Development Levy!
Look what ekiti need is prayers...shikena

Nobody have liver enough to confront him .smh

Fayose's end this time around will be worse than what happened to him in 2006 during his first term

op, paying of tax by student of any school is illegal, immoral, unjustly, any wrong name you could think of.
Even if you are working and schooling in the most expensive school on earth, you pay tax as an employee of your organization and not as a student of a school. Government is meant to tax the school, not the students, so basing the tax on the number of students is totally wrong.

segalex:
Fayose's end this time around will be worse than what happened to him in 2006 during his first term

i dnt think so, he is good but for this i won't support it

OlujobaSamuel:
op, paying of tax by student of any school is illegal, immoral, unjustly, any wrong name you could think of.
Even if you are working and schooling in the most expensive school on earth, you pay tax as an employee of your organization and not as a student of a school. Government is meant to tax the school, not the students, so basing the tax on the number of students is totally wrong.

Good, this is what i wanna know