Before You Upgrade Your Business Name to LLC in Nigeria: What You Must Know About Tax Before 2026
You probably heard you can automatically escape tax if you upgrade your business name to LLC. Let me be direct with you, Upgrading to an LLC will not automatically save you from tax. In many cases, it increases your exposure if you don’t understand what you’re walking into. I’ve watched too many Nigerian business owners […]
How to Get Your JTB TIN Certificate Faster, Without Stress, Without “Connections” (2025 Guide)
You submitted your JTB TIN application three weeks ago and expect to get your JTB TIN Certificate faster. Still nothing. Meanwhile, your bank is holding up your business account opening. Your CAC registration is incomplete. And every compliance deadline you have is tied to that one document you thought would take “2-3 days.” Sound familiar? […]
Protecting Your Privacy While Meeting Nigeria’s New Tax Requirements: A Compliance Guide
Here’s the uncomfortable truth about Nigeria’s 2026 tax reforms: the government now has more access to your financial data than ever before. Foreign bank accounts? They’re getting reports.Crypto transactions? They’re tracking them.Freelance income from PayPal or Payoneer? Yeah, they can see that too. And while FIRS insists this is all legal and necessary to combat […]
How I Discovered the TIN Number on CAC Certificates, And How You Can Verify Yours
A few weeks ago, I received a new CAC certificate for one of our clients at Qrafteq. Nothing unusual, or so I thought, until I took a closer look at the document, saw the TIN Number on CAC Certificates. There it was, right below the usual details: Company Name, RC Number, Date of Registration… and […]
Nigeria’s 2026 Tax Law for Freelancers: What’s Changing and How to Prepare Before It Hits
2026 Tax Law for Freelancers: Imagine getting an email from FIRS about your Upwork payments or YouTube brand deal. You’d probably laugh, call it spam, until you realize it’s real. That’s what’s about to happen. From January 2026, Nigeria’s tax net is officially catching freelancers, influencers, and remote workers. If you earn online, whether you’re […]
