The Federal Government has declared that there is no going back on the full implementation of the new Tax Reforms Act, which is slated to commence operations from January 1, 2026.
This is as the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has chastised the Federal Government for contravening the numerous international treaties it signed with other countries and organisations, including the December 2024 Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which prohibits member nations from paying taxes on air passengers and goods.
Participants on Thursday at a Business Webinar jointly organised by Aviation & Allied Business in collaboration with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), with the theme: ‘Nigeria Tax Act (2025) & The Aviation Industry: Aviation Sector Enlightenment Initiative,’ described the new tax reforms as multiple taxation on the aviation sector, especially airline operators.
The Assistant Director, Nigeria Revenue Service (formerly FIRS), Mrs. Nkechi Umegakwe, in her presentation, said that the government had done all the due diligence before coming up with the new tax laws.
Umegakwe, who was the lead presenter at the event, insisted that it was mandatory for airline operators, including other allied businesses in the aviation sector, to now pay the Value Added Tax (VAT) in all of their services and operations.
