The court of appeal sitting in Lagos has ruled that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) can collect value-added tax (VAT) from Lagos hoteliers.

The court gave its ruling on Friday following an appeal filed by the FIRS against the Lagos Hotel Owners Association of Nigeria.

VAT is a consumption tax payable when goods are purchased and services are rendered.

In 2019, a federal high court in Lagos barred the FIRS from enforcing VAT provisions on goods and services consumed in hotels, restaurants, and event centres in Lagos state.


The court upheld the powers of the state government to charge and collect consumption tax from hotels, restaurants, and event centres within the state.

Displeased with the verdict, FIRS proceeded to the court of appeal and subsequently secured a stay of execution pending the outcome of the appeal filed.

In its ruling, the appeal court set aside the federal high court’s judgement, affirming FIRS’ authority to collect VAT from all taxpayers.

The appeal court also struck out a counter-claim filed by the Lagos government against FIRS.

There is an ongoing legal tussle between FIRS and some state governments on the issue of VAT collection. But no date has been fixed for the hearing of the case at the supreme court.



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Nigeria and Confusion

VAT from hotelier paid by Nigerians who lodged with there babes / concubines , also from sales of alcoholic brevrages which is against sharia law in some states


And the VAT collected from this hotels will still be shared to those states ba ?

Shey Una de see the kind hypocritical judgement we de see for nigeria ?

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Is that true? So it is FG that will now be collecting tax from orienta hotel's owner. Nawao I just hope this ariwoola will not make us to miss Tanko Muhammed.

The true federal system says the states generates the revenue and gives to the federal government, not the federal government giving or taking , this is a military system of the cic taking and giving to the state, and its an aberration, and very evil act

helinues:
Nice way to generate new income

Did you read the article or just the headline ?

Pls no bashing
I just want to confirm something

godofuck231:
The true federal system says the states generates the revenue and gives to the federal government, not the federal government giving or taking , this is a military system of the cic taking and giving to the state, and its an aberration, and very evil act

I don’t know u , but I owe you one cold life

kozmokaz:


I don’t know u , but I owe you one cold life

lol

helinues:

My man my man

You see your life?

kozmokaz:
VAT from hotelier paid by Nigerians who lodged with there babes / concubines , also from sales of alcoholic brevrages which is against sharia law in some states


And the VAT collected from this hotels will still be shared to those states ba ?

Shey Una de see the kind hypocritical judgement we de see for nigeria ?

I hope the Lagos State Government will appeal the case

Parachoko:
I hope the Lagos State Government will appeal the case

They have to

Will this judgement nullify the judgement that was giving in favour of the Rivers State Government against the FIRS?

Cc kozmokaz

kozmokaz:



They have to

I wander if this will affect the judgement between the Rivers State Government and FIRS

Parachoko:
I wander if this will affect the judgement between the Rivers State Government and FIRS

Very happy rivers state government started this revolution

If we all start doing what they are doing up north

There won't be a revenue from those commodities to share

The LASG will definitely win the appeal 100 percent sure of that . Unless they want to play along just cause of the coming election