HOW TO GET THE NIGERIAN TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (TIN)

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To obtain a TIN for a business already incorporated at the Corporate Affairs Commission, you will need to go to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) office that is closest to your registered address with the following documents:

1. Memorandum & Articles of Association

2. Certificate of Incorporation: CAC2, CAC7

3. Company seal

4.Utility bill

5. Application letter on company letter headed paper

6. Duly completed TIN Application form

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You should take the original copy and 2 photocopies of each document. The originals are required for sighting only, 1 copy will be left with the FIRS, and 1 copy will be stamped and signed by an FIRS official as evidence that you have made an application.

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If your business is a registered business name, and not an incorporated company. In order to apply for TIN you need to apply for VAT registration, the VAT number you are provided with will be your TIN registration number.

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Your tin number will be available same day, if all requirements are met and presented. You are not expected to pay any money, it’s free of charge especially if you are running a new business, and however, after incorporation you have a grace period of six months to register for your tin. .

If you are registering for an existing business older than six months, you may have to pay accrued charges as made provision for by the Act.  

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