NIGERIA TAX ACT, 2025

Section 57

Section 57 of 206Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act or any other enactment,
Rate where, in any year of assessment, the effective tax rate of a company is less
than 15%, such company shall recompute and pay an additional tax that makes
its effective tax rate equal to 15%.
(2) The provisions of this section shall apply to –
(a) a company that is a constituent entity of an MNE group; and
(b) any other company with an aggregate turnover of N 20,000,000,000
and above in the relevant year of assessment.
(4) For the purposes of this section –
"effective tax rate" means the rate produced by dividing the aggre-
gate covered tax paid by a company for a year of assessment by the
profits of the company; and
"profits" means the net profits before tax as reported in the audited
financial statement less 5% of depreciation and personnel cost for the
year.
Rates of tax

Cite this section

Section 57, NIGERIA TAX ACT, 2025.

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/nigeria-tax-act/section/57/