Kelechi Ibe

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Kelechi Ibe is an Associate in the firm’s tax, banking & finance, private equity and corporate advisory teams. Since joining the firm, he has been involved in a wide range of matters including advising on transaction taxes, cross border, and local investments, sell and buy side due diligence and advisory, expatriate payroll and taxation, corporate mergers and acquisitions, legal entity rationalisation, legal and regulatory compliance and general corporate advisory.

CAREER

2021	Associate, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
2021	Semi-Senior Associate, KPMG Advisory Services
2019	Experienced Staff Adviser, KPMG Advisory Services
2018	Staff Adviser, KPMG Advisory Services
2017	NYSC Associate, The Law Zoomers, Awka

QUALIFICATIONS

2016	Nigerian Law School, BL
2015	University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, LLB

BAR ADMISSIONS

2016

Nigeria

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Nigerian Bar Association

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) – Student Member

Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) – Student Member

The Value Added Tax Quandary: Which Way to Go

September 14, 2022

Tax disputes in Nigeria: the tax appeal tribunal rules that the federal inland revenue service must always prove why the payment of security deposit is required from a taxpayer.

June 3, 2022

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

May 31, 2022

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. […]

African Private Equity And Venture Capital Association (Avca) Activity Report 2022

April 26, 2022

Members of Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie’s Private Equity and Venture Capital and Tax teams, Folake Elias-Adebowale, Temiloluwa Olowu, Kelechi Ibe and Aanu Odunaike, have contributed the “Spotlight on West Africa” segment of the recently issued African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) Activity Report 2022 published this month. The Report is the 8th edition since its first release, and explores the current state […]