Fiscal & Tax

Tax Administration Act 2025

Unified procedures for tax registration, assessment, dispute resolution, taxpayer rights and penalties across federal, state and LGA authorities.

Signed
2025-06-26
Effective
2026-01-01
Status
In force

1 Background

The TAA harmonises the procedural side of taxation — the how rather than the what. Where the Nigeria Tax Act sets the substantive rules, the TAA sets out the rules of the game: registration, filing schedules, assessment notices, audit procedures, objection-and-appeal pathways, refunds, interest and penalties. It also establishes universal Tax Identification Number (TIN) integration across all tiers of government.

2 Key provisions (7)

01
Unified TIN system — one Tax ID across federal, state and local tax authorities
02
Single national filing schedule with consistent deadlines
03
New 21-day window for taxpayer objections to assessments (was inconsistent before)
04
Self-assessment regime expanded with explicit safe-harbour rules
05
Standardised audit procedure with documented taxpayer rights
06
Refund timelines codified (60 days for verified claims)
07
Standardised penalty regime — replaces the patchwork of fines under prior Acts

3 What changed in practice

No more separate filing rituals for PIT vs CIT vs VAT — one set of procedures
Cross-tier audits possible (federal + state coordinated under JRB Act)
Taxpayer rights now statutory rather than discretionary

4 Who it affects

Tax payersTax practitionersNRSState revenue servicesLGA revenue authorities

5 What it repealed / replaced

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