₦airaland Forum

SenecaTheYonger:
Mumu. Small money you just earn from online... to pay tax.
Ode. What are you taxing freelancers for? Is their money coming from the government of this country?

If they born you wel, go and pay tax to the country you’re earning for, let see if your peanuts won’t disappear.

Friend, I've given my testimony a few times now. Doing right works for me, especially after I got changed by mercy.

If you and the government choose to do wrong it's your choice. But we must remember we shall individually reap what we sow...

God bless.

creativehubb:
Small businesses are exempted from taxes...those earning below 20million a year. Demand from politicians, keep your small change

Please can you quote where you got this officially. I think some payment platforms wouldn't agree with this...

OgaFactCheck:
I was trained a community tax liason officer (NTAX) and used to be one under the last administration. You have a duty to pay personal income tax (PIT) since you work as a freelancer (an equivalent of sole proprietorship). PIT is mainly divided into two(2), Pay as you earn (PAYE) and Direct Assessment (DA). You will pay through DA. So, the staff insisting that you should disclose your income sources and amount is right, however, she would have given you a DA form to fill as a better option. There is a formulae to calculate your tax after consolidated allowance is deducted. However, one can only apply the formula when you fill the DA form in detail. When next you visit the State tax office, ask for the staff in charge of 'DA' to guide you.

The guy asking you to pay CIT (company income tax) if you register your business may be right depending on the type of registration done. Do you register 'Business Name" or company. If it's just business name, which is common with sole proprietorship (one-man business), you only need to pay the DA and perhaps, PAYE for your few workers. There is a condition to this, if you actually run your business like a company but used a business name to avoid paying CIT, FIRS may compel you to pay the CIT even without registering as a company. They have a way of knowing. Apart from that, just pay your DA, and in most cases, you are good to go. With 3 years consistent and full PIT (DA) payment, you can get your tax clearance certificate (TCC).

Oh, all right. Thanks. But shouldn't them just tell me how to pay online—and even hiding the process from me, but quite insisting I bring cash to them. I think that should be easy to do on common bank app...

Cos I'm not paying because the money is too much or I'm willing to waste... I'm doing it cos it's the right thing.

rayopt:
Fr bro. You sound harsh but it is the truth. If you spend so much time online, knowing these things should not be difficult. But it is wat it is anyway.

No, the details of each state is not. I wanted a first hand experience maybe. It's even strange to the officials themselves. But I had to be careful so I don't get cheated.

lawani:
Paying tax on your own without others paying is not going to help your country or do you think it will?. One tree can not make a forest

Well, I'm honestly not interested in it. But after a life situation and I got converted, now it's sure I must give to Caesar what's his.

And like I said, I know I'll be cheating myself if I don't do what I know is right... Nothing works better for me. For instance, I've experience a situation when my income suddenly went over ×10... Consider that...

God bless

creativehubb:
Nigerian politicians eat a lot of money from resources and a million ways the nation make revenue. Let struggling Nigerians breathe, stop asking stupid questions, ask about what they do with taxes.

Two wrongs don't make a right. Through the years I've found just doing right pays a lot with God's approval. If they choose to be wrong , then we can choose to do good. Each one will reap what they sow... Choice...

BoldBrainz:
For a freelancer, you sound like too much of a proper dunce.

For you not to know that almost every item you buy in the nigerian markets is properly taxed and you pay all of it, leaves questions as to how you attained the standard of being referred to as a freelancer..

You don't understand, bro... God bless

sammirano:
Most freelance platforms remit tax directly. if no is your case, convert your income to naira using the official rate and follow the guidlines on PAYE.

Thanks

HIGHESTPOPORI:
Too much money,may God bless us to find how to give out the excess money

Hmm... You don't understand. The giver of life also gives commands: to give to Caesar what's his...

Hamachi:
is your business registered? If no, then there no need going to FIRS. The state Internal Revenue Service is what you remit your PAYE to but it if registered then your remit both your VAT, CIT & WHT to FIRS while your PAYE is remitted to the state Internal Revenue Service. You can drop your mail so we can discuss further. Good morning

Oh, thanks sister...

Well, I went to the state board to know how it's done and I was directed to another branch. I was not satisfied with their answers. I expected them to tell me the percentage or educate me on how to calculate (I've had to learn online) and how to pay by myself online. But the woman I met was almost insisting to "help", and not willing to give the website and stuff. They're more interested in knowing what I do and how much is my income for the year.

Also I wasn't sure about the currency/rate I would use. But I've decided to calculate everything in naira according to the "official rate" of each month. Cos I don't think it's reasonable to be paying the government with black/parallel rate in any case.

I have a plan to go again in January (to pay); I'll tell them what I need if there not serious I'll tell them I'll try firs as I suggested to the woman yesterday...

And I think the percentage should be around 7% to 12%. She showed an example: 3m = 350... But I think firs has everything clear online and not secretly. I don't want the situation where I'll be paying the government and it's workers from my hard-earned...

Bhorlargy:
Like yu rightly said, tax payment is ur civic responsibility. Tax payment is made easy by various State Board of Internal Revenue. You can fulfil ur civic right by applying for a tax clearance certificate frm any SBIR.

Also tax payment is not a function of wer yu live sir nd nt wer yu wrk......Residence Rule.

Whatsapp: 08091424661 for more enquires

Thanks ... well, I already registered with the state board, but it seems I'll prefer Firs online. It seems I'll most likely be cheated going physically to the state board...

mmadu5:
young... is the best

Please seek grace to change now... So you can escape painfully doing time behind bars in future.


God bless.

adeoyekay:
Mass communication

Maybe you can consider offering your services online... Especially English. But it may take some time to fit in if you don't have much experience and English skills/requirements..

adeoyekay:
Please I need teaching job
I can teach English, social study,CRS, Civic
Ready to relocate

What did you study...

liztop2012:
I can take mathematics and sciences subjects

Well, English seems commoner, but I may let you know if I find science...

What subject do you teach...

Immortal99:
please bros hiw can i get a solar system to give me mini 4-6hrs at night... with a budget of N130 - N150k

I guess you might need a bit more ...

100ah battery: 80k
A single unit 350/380w panel: around 70k maybe
500/1000 inverter: 15 - 25k
Charge controller: like 7-10k pwm type (but quality mppt type with better performance is around 40 - 60k or more)
Lastly, wire...

Modified

If anyone sees something wrong, pls tell...

Noah13:
Will any car charger work as long as it looks like this or there's a specific rating? I'm also wondering what the wiring will look like for this setup

Any will work... But I prefer bigger or more quality ones for better performance or faster charging—maybe around 2 or 3k. Especially the ones with 2 or more USB ports.

It's simple wiring, just that it's long enough all the way from the panel outside... I use the regular standard wire (grey/light blue colour) for house wiring.

Note, I don't recommend charging a phone directly this way—direct panel with a car charger, cos the sun goes up and down. A powerbank is ideal to charge directly instead, then use it to charge a phone. I could charge others directly like portable fans etc except my phone.

I think a previous phone began to overheat as a result direct charging with a panel... Hence, a battery/powerbank or inverter setup is ideal for phones. Except one doesn't care very much about the phone... Like touch light phones...

Hamachi:
Link me up with this your remote work na, make I dey like you too na

Well, I would say maybe it's possible but it's not very easy. Maybe it's possible if you are good at general English and like teaching. I remember trying to help some teachers that contacted me here, but they soon gave up which was okay.

Cos I actually began trying back in 2017. After awhile and so much waste of money and energy, I gave up and later returned when God just somehow linked me up with a foreign school through another Nigerian just last year...

Noah13:
it's actually an old standing fan from qlink. How much do you think all of these would cost right now?

Ok, it may have a 12v DC port to power it. I use a mobile table fan (bigger size) that use phone charger for now.


100/150watt panel should be around 30-40k... I only got a used 80watt for just 8k a few years ago—from a house agent. But it should be around 18 to 25 then.

I just got a 380watt panel (55k, but some may sell it around 70k above) for some more serious use recently. But this time, I needed a charge controller, not a car charger. The panel is 30+ volts, it should blow off car chargers (12/24v)

Noah13:
Can I see a picture of the charger in question?

Here...

Noah13:
What would I need for this setup?

A solar panel and a good car phone charger.

Noah13:
I'm looking at a small setup to pay small devices like lights, a standing fan and keep phones & power banks up

Except it's a standing fan, you need a lot more to power a regular fan: like maybe 50ah - 100ah battery, small inverter like 500 watt, solar panel of around 100 to 200 watt, and a common charge controller.

But with a DC fan you may not need an inverter...

Hamachi:
Dear Anu,
The tax you talk about is it for the foreign country or the Nigeria government, if it's the former don't bother as it probably must have been taken care of, however of it for the latter, remain anonymous except your business is registered.

Yeah sis... Thanks for your reaching out.

An online employer once told me a tax number was a major requirement before I could start working with her, so I had to go and register and get TIN. Later turned the offer down due to some reasons.

I wouldn't have bothered at all, but you know I got strictly changed after secondary school about 13 years ago—of which I almost passed away.

So, owing to God's command I've embraced taxing whether I like it or not. They told me back then that I would have come by the end of the year as it's once in a year.

I think I'll still to go and ask them for clarifications...

finallybusy:
Bottle of Coca Cola you buy, there is tax attached. Movies you watch in the cinema have VAT attached. A box of sugar, tax is deducted. Don’t think garri bought in markets don’t have tax attached.

Continue living life as usual.

Hmm... I don't think I understand, though...

Hello, please could anyone with experience tell me how to full my duties to the government in terms of tax. I've never done it before.

And would I calculate it in dollars or naira; if dollars, will it be in official rate or parallel market rate.

If you know what's right, please let me know.

Thanks.

Hi... I've been doing diy solar since around 2016 for personal use.. I could answer basic questions if necessary...