₦airaland Forum

ozome15:
What is your loction and contact

ozome15:
Do you have 40ft flatbad for moving of containr

oliverjiad:
what's the shipping line

Regards

Jaid

oliverjiad:
well she'll definitely pay,the only thing I see here is that your agent would request for demourage which he's not aware of neither you

donaldwhal:
For companies resident in a state, it may be a bit easier to interpret but for companies that render blanket services like the telcos, it won’t be easy to know who to pay their VAT to.
The way it’s done in the US is: every arm of government has its own tax rate on every taxable item. Once such item is ‘consumed’ tax return (amount) automatically goes to each arm of government as per the rate set for such item. There’s nothing like sharing the whole VAT/tax centrally again. And some states have various taxes that are different from other states.

michoim:
The Federal High Court in Rivers state that's in Wike's pocket. Let us hear what the courts in Abuja will say...

COURT DECLARES RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT, NOT FIRS, ENTITLED TO COLLECT VAT, RELATED TAXES IN RIVERS.


The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has declared that it is the Rivers State Government and not the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), that should collect Valued Added Tax (VAT) and Personal Income Tax (PIT) in the State.

The court, presided over by Justice Stephen Dalyop Pam, has also issued an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Federal Inland Revenue Service and the Attorney General of the federation, both first and second defendants in the suit, from collecting, demanding, threatening and intimidating residents of Rivers State to pay to FIRS, personnel income tax and Value Added Tax.

Justice Pam made the assertion while delivering judgement in Suit No. FHC/PH/CS/149/2020, filed by the Attorney General for Rivers State (plaintiff), against the Federal Inland Revenue Service (first defendant) and the Attorney General of the Federation (second defendant).

The Court, which granted all the eleven reliefs sought by the Rivers State Government, stated that there is no constitutional basis for the FIRS to demand for and collect VAT, Withholding Tax, Education Tax and Technology levy in Rivers State or any other State of the Federation, being that the constitutional powers and competence of the Federal Government is limited to taxation of incomes, profits and capital gains which does not include VAT or any other species of sales, or levy other than those specifically mentioned in items 58 and 59 of the Exclusive Legislative List of the Constitution.

The judge dismissed the preliminary objections filed by the defendants that the Court lacks jurisdiction to hear the suit and that the case should be transferred to Court of Appeal for interpretation.

Justice Pam, who also dismissed objection raised by the defendants that the National Assembly ought to have been made a party in the suit, declared that the issues of taxes raised by the State government are issues of law that the court is constitutionally empowered to entertain.

He declared that after a diligent review of the issues raised by both the plaintiff and the defendants, the plaintiff has proven beyond doubt that it is entitled to all the eleven reliefs it sought in the suit.

The court agreed with the Rivers State Government that it is the State and not FIRS that is constitutionally entitled to impose taxes enforceable or collectable in its territory of the nature of consumption or sales tax, VAT, education and other taxes or levies, other than the taxes and duties specifically reserved for the Federal Government by items 58 and 59 of Part 1 of the Second Schedule of the 1999 constitution as amended.

Also, the court declared that the defendants are not constitutionally entitled to charge or impose levies, charges or rates (under any guise or by whatever name called) on the residents of Rivers State and indeed any state of the federation.

Among the reliefs sought by the Rivers State Government, is a declaration that the constitutional power of the Federal Government to impose taxes and duties is only limited to the items listed in items 58 and 59 of Part 1 of the second schedule of the 1999 constitution as amended.

The Rivers State Government had also urged the court to declare that, by virtue of the provisions of items 7 and 8 of the Part II (Concurrent Legislative List) of the Second Schedule of the constitution, the power of the Federal Government to delegate the collection of taxes can only be exercised by the State government or other authority of the State and no other person.

The State government had further asked the court to declare that all statutory provisions made or purportedly made in the exercise of the legislative powers of the Federal Government, which contains provisions which are inconsistent with or in excess of the powers to impose tax and duties, as prescribed by items 58 and 59 of the Part I of the Second Schedule of the 1999 constitution, or inconsistent of the power to delegate the duty of collection of taxes, as contained in items 7 and 8 of Part II of the Second Schedule of the Constitution, are unconstitutional, null and void.

Lead counsel for the Rivers State Government, Donald Chika Denwigwe (SAN), who spoke to journalists after the court session, explained that the case is all about the interpretation of the constitution as regards the authority of the government at the State and Federal levels to collect certain revenue particularly, VAT.

"So, during the determination of the matter, some issues of law were thrown up like, whether or not the case should be referred to the Court of Appeal for the determination of some issues.

"The court noted that the application is like asking the Federal High Court to transfer the entire case to the Court of Appeal. In which case, if the court so decides there will be nothing left to refer back to the Federal High Court as required by the constitution."

According to Denwigwe, the court refused that prayer and decided that the case was in its proper place before the Federal High Court and to determine it.

Donald Chika Denwigwe, SAN (middle) lead counsel to Government of Rivers State and Ken C.O. Njemanze, SAN (left) briefing journalists after the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt on Monday declared FIRS collection of Value Added Tax in Rivers State unconstitutional.

Speaking on the implication of the judgement, Denwigwe said it is now, unlawful for such taxes as VAT in Rivers State to be collected by any agency of the Federal Government.

“In a summary, it is a determination that it is wrong for the Federal government to be collecting taxes which are constitutionally reserved for the State governments to collect. The implication of the judgement is that the government (Federal and State) as an authority under the constitution, should be advised by the judgement that it is the duty of all government authorities to comply with and obey the law so long as the court has interpreted it and said what that law is.

“So, in other words, the issue of Value Added Tax (VAT) in the territory of Rivers State and Personal Income Tax should be reserved for the government of Rivers State.”

Counsel to FIRS, O.C. Eyibo said he will study the judgment and advise his client.

Amojii:
Its family matter...not police matter

Deeking111:
I am in a deep mess right now...I need help it all started like this
I borrowed money from a loan app cashlion for 7days and when it was due I never add the money to pay so I.have to keep talking from other loan app just to settle others ...before I could be smart I now owe the total of 385k...not one app all of them combine together....pls its giving me mental stress and I really need help...
I don't wanna take my life because my life is what more than that but what do I do..Help pls

tmtech:
Bro , pls which side in idumota do you buy your watches.. I been dey find that area ...

Hangmnk:
WOW these people are looking for trouble.. my fellow Muslims.. you see how they insult our beloved prophet Muhammad S.W.A. just keep it fresh in your minds.

Lemme copy these for WhatsApp and Facebook my people most see these.

flawlesskayc:
Hi all.

Has anyone worked towards or tried conceiving a particular gender and it worked??
Kindly drop tips, advise e.t.c.

Ps - Please Don’t come here preaching how every child is a child!.
WE ALL KNOW THAT!.

Thank you.

I’m a mom of 2 beautiful girls & would love to have a son next.

Zikojukwu:
That one is in power today shouldn't be an avenue to make hateful statements, kill innocent freedom agitators and label them terrorists. If Nigeria is working who will call for balkanization of Nigeria? Why will a reasonable person be rejoicing for killing innocent children but you pray to God to keep your own children? Posterity will not forgive those who are promoting genocides. The same rudderless government is giving amnesty, ruga and changing the dictionary name of terrorists to bandits but can't send these hardened killers to God but are searching for freedom agitators to send to God. God is not a partial God. In no time, the rewards for your actions will return to you.

Golden147:
Good afternoon everyone..
Please I'm kindly in need of advice... ignore my typing ERROR..
There's this girl I love and I want to settle down with her. She's still in school while I'm still in school too. She's 22 while I'm 24 nd also in final YR and we both love each other..my mum has supported me to marry her.
I proposed to her and she said yes...I plan going her house next month next to start official martial rites but I'm afraid.
Here is my reasons

I we

KillMNKnow:
she wanted to cross the Mediterranean for prostitution in the EU, but EU wins this time

ANTIFA:
A middle age mother felt because she is female and slapped me in public when I didn't do anything. I was assaulted by the said woman. Cause I am gentle and young.


Please Elders in the house I want to report to the police about the public assault. I am just wary of the police. I want to know how I can go about it.

Thanks...

talk2hb1:
Its Bidia to ignore the classical method of declaration.
You can check it on your Google Calendar, but its the responsibility of the sultan to announce it. Let Order have sway.

pocohantas:
Smh.

If not for the number of dolts in Nigeria that were giving this guy morale, wetin for make am get mind to mumu like this?

A NIGERIAN guy in the UK collected the number of a minor and chatted her up. CHAT, he didn’t touch her arms, let alone boobs or sex and dude knew his life was finished the minute the girl’s FATHER (a sane man) involved the police.

But here in Nigeria, an adult was caught on tape molesting a minor and some people say setup. If they set some of you up with the diaper removed from the bum of a 3mths old baby, you fit chook prick. Since no be your mate dey see setup jump am pass.

The fear of having a female child is not that she will turn olosho, it is that there are too many predators in Nigeria and they have normalized their madness.

If them born una well, enter plane with this mentality and go to a developed country, let’s see if you won’t land in jail.

dele1727:
Ok...point taken

So Abuja has 1 senator not 3
So that makes the amount of senators in Nigeria 109 senators

NW/NE=39
SW/SE=70

Does this still explains how 3% was agreed by the southern senators and NC ?