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Transiting From TaxPro Max To Rev360: Key Considerations For Nigerian Taxpayers

Nigeria's Revenue Service has launched Rev360, a comprehensive digital platform that replaces TaxPro Max and consolidates tax compliance functions into a unified system. This transition raises critical questions about data migration, taxpayer onboarding, and the operational adjustments required to maintain compliance during the implementation phase. Tax advisers and corporate taxpayers must navigate new role-based access protocols and reconciliation procedures as the country accelerates its shift toward int

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Templars

This comprehensive legal update covers recent developments across South African law, from pharmaceutical naming regulations and copyright platform liability to VAT amendments affecting insurance and digital services. The collection explores emerging challenges in intellectual property protection, cryptocurrency regulation, and data brokerage compliance.

South Africa Tax

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ENS

Trading Property For Shares: A Strategic Way To Move Assets Into A Company

Most property transactions follow a familiar script where a purchaser pays a purchase price, transfer duty may be triggered, and capital gains tax (CGT) is assessed at the point of disposal

South Africa Tax

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Fairbridges

Rwanda Rolls Out Value Added Tax On Cross-border B2C Online Supplies

On 29 April 2026, the Government of Rwanda gazetted the Ministerial order No. 004/26/10/TC of 29/04/2026 relating to the Value Added Tax (“VAT”) on goods and services provided online (the “Ministerial order”).

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ENS

Changes In Chargeable Gains Under The Nigerian Taxation Act And Their Impact On Taxpayers

Gresyndale Legal

Rev360: What Nigeria’s New Tax Platform Means For Businesses And How To Stay Ahead

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Stren & Blan Partners

The 2025 VAT Law Amendments Impacting The Short-term Insurance Industry

South Africa Tax

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ENS

Re Assessing The Validity Of The Taxes And Levies (April 2026)

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G ELIAS

Input Tax Deduction On Cashback Rewards

South Africa Tax

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ENS

Constitutional Court Gives A New Reach To The GAAR In Absa Case

South Africa Tax

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ENS

Rev360: NRS Deploys A New Digital Self-Service Administration System

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WTS Blackwoodstone

Uganda’s Proposed 5% Withholding Tax On Foreign Debt

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ENS

Nigeria’s Oil & Gas Tax Revolution: How The Nigeria Tax Act, 2025 Introduces Key Policy Shifts To The Petroleum Industry Act Fiscal Framework

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Advocaat Law Practice

Nigeria Tax Act 2025 Removes Tax Exemption On Interest Payable On Eligible Foreign Loans

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Navigating Nigeria's Regulatory Approach To Stablecoin

Nigeria Technology

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Babalakin & Co.Legal Practitioners

Contactless Payments And The Future Of Retail Finance In Nigeria

Nigeria Technology

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Tope Adebayo LP

Input VAT Recoverability Under Nigeria's New Tax Regime

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KPMG Nigeria

South Africa Publishes Draft Capital Flow Management Regulations For Public Comment

South Africa Technology

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ENS

Foreign Investment In Ethiopia: The Complete Legal Guide (2026)

Ethiopia Government

5A Law Firm LLP

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Inheritance Tax

Senate Passes Proposed Tax Reform Bills

Between Wednesday and Thursday, 7th and 8th of May 2025, the Senate passed all four of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's proposed tax reform bills for the next step of enactment into laws.

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

The Newly Approved Tax Reform Bill: A Voyage Into The Future Of Nigeria's Tax Allocation.

In 2024, the Nigeria government took a bold step to overhaul its tax system by proposing significant reforms aimed at increasing revenue generation, reducing economic inequalities, and improving compliance.

Gresyndale Legal

Exploring Tax Benefits And Strategies For Effective Wealth Management In Nigeria

Wealth management is essential for securing financial stability and facilitating the orderly transfer of assets across generations.

Nigeria Wealth Mgt

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SimmonsCooper Partners

Practical Considerations For Family Wealth Succession Planning

Nigeria Wealth Mgt

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Andersen in Nigeria

Administering The Estate Of A Missing Person

Zimbabwe Family

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Zenas Chambers, ChimwaMurombe Legal Practice

Tax Measures To Broaden The Tax Base And Improve The Business Climate In Cameroon – Part VI

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Centurion Law Group

Wealth Succession Planning For Beneficiaries With Dual/Multiple Nationalities

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Andersen in Nigeria

No Inheritance Tax In South Africa, But…

South Africa Tax

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Barnard Inc.

Tax Treatment Of Gifts Received By Individuals In Nigeria

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Andersen in Nigeria

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Tax Treaties

Uganda’s Proposed 5% Withholding Tax On Foreign Debt

Uganda is proposing significant changes to how it taxes cross-border debt. The Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026 would introduce a new 5% withholding tax on certain interest payments that are currently exempt.

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ENS

Remote Work And PE: What The OECD's New Framework Clarifies, And What It Leaves Unresolved

The 2025 Update to the OECD Model Tax Convention Commentaries provides guidance on when a home or remote location can give rise to a fixed place of business PE under Article 5(1).

South Africa Tax

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Webber Wentzel

Accessing Treaty Benefits In Nigeria: A Call For Clarity And Reform

In an increasingly globalized economy, Double Taxation Agreements (DTAs) serve as critical instruments for fostering cross-border trade, investment, and cooperation

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KPMG Nigeria

POEM And CMC: Not The Same — And Mauritius, As It Happens, Provides The Answer

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AXIS Fiduciary Ltd

Africa Tax In Brief

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ENS

Understanding Nigeria's Withholding Tax Regulations: A Guide For Businesses

Gresyndale Legal

The Impact Of The Deduction Of Tax At Source (Withholding) Regulations 2024 On Non Resident Companies In Nigeria

Gresyndale Legal

Tax Gross-Up Clauses In Agreements And Nigeria's New Withholding Tax Regulations: Issues And Practical Considerations

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Understanding The Complexities Of Offshore Investments For South Africans

South Africa Government

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The Sovereign Group

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Sales Taxes: VAT, GST

This comprehensive legal update covers recent developments across South African law, from pharmaceutical naming regulations and copyright platform liability to VAT amendments affecting insurance and digital services. The collection explores emerging challenges in intellectual property protection, cryptocurrency regulation, and data brokerage compliance.

South Africa Tax

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ENS

Rwanda Rolls Out Value Added Tax On Cross-border B2C Online Supplies

On 29 April 2026, the Government of Rwanda gazetted the Ministerial order No. 004/26/10/TC of 29/04/2026 relating to the Value Added Tax (“VAT”) on goods and services provided online (the “Ministerial order”).

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ENS

How Should You Own Residential Property In South Africa? Trusts, Companies And Holding Structures Explained

In today’s residential property environment, how you own property is often as important as what you buy. Increasingly, South African investors and high-value homeowners are re-examining traditional ownership...

South Africa Real Estate

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Barnard Inc.

The 2025 VAT Law Amendments Impacting The Short-term Insurance Industry

South Africa Tax

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ENS

Re Assessing The Validity Of The Taxes And Levies (April 2026)

GE

G ELIAS

Input Tax Deduction On Cashback Rewards

South Africa Tax

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ENS

Repositioning Nigeria’s Petroleum Sector: A Review Of Fiscal Incentives Under The Nigeria Tax Act, 2025

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Advocaat Law Practice

Investing In Tanzania Agriculture: Legal Framework, Land Access, Tax Incentives, And FDI Guide 2025

Tanzania Real Estate

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Shikana Group

VAT Under Nigeria Tax Reforms Laws: Common Questions Answered

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Tunde & Adisa

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Corporate Tax

Legal, Regulatory, And Market Issues Shaping Nigeria’s Ongoing 2025 Petroleum Licensing Round

Nigeria's 2025 Petroleum Licensing Round offers 50 blocks across the Niger Delta, deep offshore, and frontier basins, targeting USD 10 billion in investment under the Petroleum Industry Act. With nearly 300 applicants competing, the round represents the most ambitious upstream acreage release in Nigeria's post-PIA era, testing the country's reformed regulatory framework at unprecedented scale.

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

From Wearables To Winning: The IP Behind Performance Data

Elite and professional sport has entered a new era, one driven by wearable technology, advanced analytics and AI‑enabled performance monitoring. Tools such as GPS tracking, heart‑rate analysis...

South Africa IP

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ENS

Repatriation Of Funds & Foreign Exchange Controls: Key Implications For Investors In Nigeria

Foreign investment depends heavily on the ability to repatriate profits and capital, yet government-imposed foreign exchange controls can significantly restrict these transfers.

Nigeria Finance

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The Trusted Advisors

Uganda’s Proposed 5% Withholding Tax On Foreign Debt

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ENS

Nigeria’s Oil & Gas Tax Revolution: How The Nigeria Tax Act, 2025 Introduces Key Policy Shifts To The Petroleum Industry Act Fiscal Framework

AP

Advocaat Law Practice

VAT Under Nigeria Tax Reforms Laws: Common Questions Answered

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Tunde & Adisa

2026 Fiscal Policy Measures: Tariff Review, Excise Adjustments, And Trade Policy Updates

Nigeria International

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Stren & Blan Partners

Nigeria: Executive Order 9 Of 2026 On Oil & Gas Revenues – Key Directives And Regulatory Implications

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Place Of Effective Management And Control: Implications For Companies' Tax Residency Under The Nigeria Tax Act

Nigeria Commercial

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KPMG Nigeria

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Latest Videos

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Customs And Trade Podcast With Khanyisa Cingo & Sipho Mhaga (Video)

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SNG Grant Thornton

Trade And Taxes 4th Episode (Video)

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SNG Grant Thornton

Tax Masterclass: Transfer Pricing (Video)

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ENS

ENSign | Tax Audit Pitfalls To Avoid In Ghana (Video)

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ENS

South Africa – Tax Update (Video)

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Bowmans

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