Tax Update: Withholding Tax Rates on Dividend, Interest and Royalty

In 1999 the Federal Government of Nigeria (“FGN”), in its budget statement, indicated that a recipient of interest, dividend and royalty income who is resident in a country with which Nigeria has an effective Double Taxation Agreement (“DTA”) will pay withholding tax (“WHT”) at the rate of 7.5% where such income is derived from Nigeria. On the basis of the statement, Nigerian resident payers of interest, dividend and royalty to treaty beneficiaries have been implementing a uniform WHT rate of 7.5% on such passive incomes made to such non-resident beneficiaries, whereas the maximum WHT rate specified in the relevant domestic tax laws remains at 10%.

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