UUBO Tax Update – The FIRS Has Provided Clarifications On The Stamping Of Electronic Documents And Related Matters - Tax
Introduction The Federal Inland Revenue Service ("FIRS") recently published a circular titled "Clarification on the Provisions of the Stamp Duties Act" (the "Circular") to provide implementation guidance and clarify the effect of recent amendments to the Stamp Duties Act 2004 (as amended) ("SDA") by the Finance Act 2019 (the "Finance Act"). The Finance Act amended section 2 of the SDA to expand the scope of dutiable instruments to include electronic documents and provide for electronic stamping and denoting of stamp on documents. We have set out below the highlights of the Circular. Documents...