The Governor of Abia State has approved tax reliefs to residents of Abia State to mitigate the economic impact of prevailing Covid-19 pandemic.

Find below Identified Sectors and their respective Waiver/Discount

1. Small Scale Industries/Artisans (PAYE and all forms of personal income taxes/direct taxes).

• PAYE and all forms of personal income taxes/direct taxes) Filling and payment for past 3 years arrears

WAIVER/DISCOUNT

• 25% waiver/discount for payment from now to end of July 2020;
• 20% waiver/discount for payments in August 2020;
• 15% waiver/discount for payments in September 2020.

2. TAX CLEARANCE

• First-time Tax Clearance Certificate issuance (TCC)

 WAIVER/DISCOUNT

• Reduced from minimum of N60,000 to the following:
• Payments made in July 2020: N30,000
• Payments made in August 2020: N35,000
• Payments made in September 2020: N40,000
• Payments made in October 2020: N50,000
• Payments made in November 2020: N55,000

3. Capital Gains Tax

• Reduced from 10% of value of Capital Gains to the following:

WAIVER/DISCOUNT

• Payments made in July 2020: 5%
• Payments made in August 2020: 6%
• Payments made in September 2020: 7%
• Payments made in October 2020: 8%
• Payments made in November 2020: 9%

4. Property Tax

• Abia Property and Land Use Charge (AbiaPLUC)

WAIVER/DISCOUNT

• Waive 2 of the 3 years for all arrears paid before end of July 2020
• Waive 1 of 3 years for payment in August 2020

5. LANDS

• Purpose Clause

WAIVER/DISCOUNT

Reduce registration cost from N30,000 to:

• N20,000 Payments made in July 2020
• N25,000 Payments made in August 2020

6. LANDS

• Certificate of Occupancy (CofO)

WAIVER/DISCOUNT

Reduce the cost by the following percentage for Urban Areas and Rural Areas:

• July 2020: 50% of assessed fee
• August 2020: 40% of assessed fee
• September 2020: 30% of assessed fee
• October 2020: 20% of assessed fee
• November 2020: 15% of assessed fee

Signed 

Agbara Celestine B. A
Ag. Chairman/Chief Executive