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Corporate - Withholding taxes
Last reviewed - 09 February 2024WHT is applicable on specified transactions as indicated below. There is no distinction between the WHT rates for resident companies or individuals and non-resident companies or individuals.
| Types of payment | WHT for companies (%) | WHT for individuals (%) |
| Dividends, interest, and rents | 10 | 10 |
| Directors fees | N/A | 10 |
| Hire of equipment | 10 | 10 |
| Royalties | 10 | 5 |
| Commission, consultancy, technical, service fees | 10 | 5 |
| Management fees | 10 | 5 |
| Construction (roads, buildings, and bridges) | 2.5 | 5 |
| Contracts other than sales in the ordinary course of business | 5 | 5 |
The period for filing WHT is 21 days after the duty to deduct arose for deductions from companies.
The penalty for failure to deduct or remit tax is 10% of the amount not deducted/remitted.
Note that companies are required to submit, in electronic form, a schedule of all their suppliers for the month showing the tax identification number (TIN), address of the suppliers, the nature of the transaction, WHT deducted, and invoice number.
Double tax treaties (DTTs)
Nigeria has DTTs with the countries listed in the table below. Nigeria also has tax treaties with Kenya, Mauritius, and Poland; however, these treaties have not been ratified by the Nigerian National Assembly. The tax treaties with South Korea, Spain, and Sweden are still in the process of being ratified.
| Recipient | WHT (%) | |||
| Dividend | Interest | Royalties | Management/Technical fees | |
| Non-treaty | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Treaty: | ||||
| Belgium | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Canada | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| China | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 10 |
| Czech Republic | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| France | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Philippines | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Romania | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Singapore | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 10 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| South Africa | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 10 |
| South Korea * | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 10 |
| Spain | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 10 |
| Sweden | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 10 |
| United Kingdom | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
* The tax treaty with South Korea is still being ratified.
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Partner, Head of Tax and Regulatory Services, PwC Nigeria
+234 1 271 1700 ext. 54031
Partner / Director Tax and Private Wealth Services, PwC Nigeria
+234 1 271 1700 ext. 50006
Partner / Director Tax Reporting and Strategy, PwC Nigeria
+234 1 271 1700 ext. 50004
