Nigeria to collect 7.5% tax on cryptocurrency transactions

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Nigeria government is to receive a 7.5 percent Value Added Tax on Cryptocurrency transactions from users registered in the country from July 8, 2024. A popular cryptocurrency platform, KuCoin disclosed this in a recent email notice to users in Nigeria.

“We are writing to inform you of an important regulatory update that impacts our users from the Republic of Nigeria. “Starting from July 8th, 2024, we will begin collecting a Value-Added Tax at a rate of 7.5 percent on transaction fees in each trade for users whose KYC information is registered in Nigeria.” According to official data, cryptocurrency transaction volume is $59 billion yearly.

Meanwhile, Ray Youssef, director of NoOnes, a cryptocurrency platform said peer-to-peer business is worth $500 billion. In February 2024, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso raised the alarm that a suspicious $26 billion was funneled through Binance without a trace. https://dailypost.

 

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