Please refer to our circular with reference BDR/CIR/GOI/10/14 dated 27 October 2014 on the above subject matter (attached as Appendix A); and the Value Added Tax (VAT) Exemption of Commissions on Stock Exchange Transactions Order (Order) granted by the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Honourable Minister of Finance in 2014. (See, Official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Nigeria: No. 95, Vol. 101 issued on 30 July 2014).
The Order which became effective on 25 July 2014 is valid for a period of five (5) years, and thus the exemption granted in the Order is set to expire on 24 July 2019. To that extent, all Dealing Members of The Nigerian Stock Exchange are to note that effective 25 July 2019, barring any further extensions from the Federal Government:
i. VAT is to be charged on all commissions applicable to capital market transactions.
These are commissions:
a. earned by Dealing Members on traded values of shares; and
b. payable to The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Central Securities Clearing System Plc. (CSCS)
ii. The CSCS will automate the deduction of VAT charged on commissions payable to The NSE and the CSCS; and
iii. Dealing Members are required to resume the deduction of VAT on commissions earned.
Please be guided accordingly.