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Shareholders Sue FG over Plans to Borrow Unclaimed Dividends


Goddy Egene
Determined to stop the federal government from taking over their unclaimed dividends, some shareholders of companies listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), under the aegis of Palm Wealth Shareholders Association(PWSA), have instituted a case against the government at Federal High Court of Nigeria, Abeokuta Division, Ogun State.
The Finance Act 2020, signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari last month provides that any unclaimed dividends of a public limited liability company quoted on the NSE and any unutilised amounts in a dormant bank account maintained in or by a deposit money bank which has remained unclaimed or unutilised for a period of not less than six years from the date of declaring the dividend or domiciling the funds in a bank account shall be transferred immediately to Unclaimed Funds Trust Fund. ....

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Finance Act 2020: Highlights Of Latest Developments In Nigeria's Tax Regime - Tax


A. OVERVIEW
President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Finance Act 2020 into law
on December 31, 2020. The new legislation followed hot on the heels
of the Finance Act 2019
1 which amended several tax
statutes. The Finance Act 2020 was enacted in furtherance of the
Federal Government s progressive reform of the business climate
in Nigeria, and the need to constantly restructure the tax system
to align and conform same with international best practices, and
make it respond effectively to the changing socio-economic
landscape.
Specifically, the Finance Act 2020 amended fourteen (14)
principal tax and tax-related legislation. The thrust of the
legislation includes boosting government revenue, preventing base
erosion, streamlining areas of regulatory conflict and clarifying ....

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On borrowing from dormant accounts


The operationability of the fund is anchored on the 2020 Finance Act (Amendment) Bill signed on December 31, 2020, by President Muhammadu Buhari which provides that the Debt Management Office (DMO) shall supervise the operations of the fund.
The act, which has the commencement date of January 1, 2021, introduced significant changes to some tax and regulatory laws in Nigeria, including the introduction of COVID-19 incentives, alongside other changes.
The Finance Act 2020 Part XV, states that: “Subject to Section 44 (1) (h) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, there is established by the trust, as a sub-fund of the Crisis Intervention Fund, an unclaimed Funds Trust Fund.” ....

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Finance Act: Disquiet as FG Targets N850b From Dormant Accounts


“There would be as much as N850 billion. We have to get the exact report from the CBN and then Company’s Registrar to ascertain that so it could be realised into this special trust fund for unclaimed dividends and dormant accounts,” she said.
The loan, the government said, would be used to fund the 2021 budget.
Policy Will Dampen Investors’ Confidence – Analyst
However, some industry watchers say the policy will dampen investors’ confidence and create uncertainty in the sector.
A onetime Security and Exchange Commission commissioner, Charles Udora, raised some underlying issues on the policy.
“Are the dormant account balances limited to any specific amount or will the borrowing take everything in all dormant accounts in all deposit money banks? ....

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