The ICTD is hosting a workshop on international tax issues on June 29-30 in Lagos in partnership with the Nigerian Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Olaniwun Ajayi LP.

The workshop will cover topics including: 

  • Legal framework for transnational trade;
  • Overview of the G20/Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) proposals;
  • Country-by-Country reports and Transfer Pricing Documentation;
  • Transfer Pricing – Safe Harbours and other simplified methods;
  • Limitations on Interest Deductions;
  • Tax Treaty policy and implications of the BEPS Multilateral Instrument;
  • Preventing abuse of tax treaties; and
  • Highlights of tax reforms in Nigeria – Increasing tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio.