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Commentary

8.1 Employer failures

Nigeria

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Employer withholding and reporting deadlines in Nigeria (see commentary at 2.1):

Employer obligationDeadlineDeadline
Late filing of monthly withholding returns (1.3)Day 21 following end of the monthPenalty for late filing of returns is NGN 25, 000 for the first month it occurs and N5, 000 for each subsequent month the failure continues (FIRS)
Late filing of annual employer's return, Form H1 (1.3) 31st January following the tax yearNGN 500,000 (FIRS)
Monthly PAYE remittanceDay 10 following end of monthInterest at current bank rate. Penalty

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