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NCDMB, FIRS Offer Tax Incentives For Oil Industry R&D Investments

by Chika Izuora
2 years ago
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Oil and gas companies desirous to reduce their tax burden and grow profitability should consider increasing investments in research and development (R&D), with a view to taking advantage of the incentives provided in existing fiscal laws; the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have canvassed.

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The executive secretary, NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote and the executive chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Muhammad Nami stated this on Tuesday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, at the one-day Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Suppliers’ Tax Awareness workshop jointly organized by the two organisations at the NCDMB Conference Hall.

Delivering the keynote address at the event, the executive secretary, NCDMB stated that the Finance Act 2021 and other extant tax codes relating to Research and Development provided attractive tax incentives for oil and gas firms that invest in R&D.

He hinted that, many oil and gas companies were oblivious of the opportunities that exist within Nigerian tax laws for the oil industry to harness from investing in Research and Development. 

He reiterated that such workshops provide the necessary education and enlightenment that enable businesses to position themselves appropriately to benefit from making R&D an integral part of their business model. 

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He observed that the low level of R&D funding by private companies is partly linked to inadequate information. He regretted that “the consequence is not only significant capital flight in the acquisition of technology required for oil and gas projects and operations, but also players in the sector are tied to the apron and direct control of the foreign supply chain who control the technological advances arising from their R&D activities.”

Wabote cited examples of leading Fortune 500 companies that commit between 5- 10% of their annual budgets to R&D, which enables them to produce innovative products and make significant tax returns to the Government and create huge employment opportunities.   

Speaking further, the NCDMB boss expressed hope that the workshop will change the gross underfunding of research in Nigeria, which is currently estimated at less than 0.2% of the national budget.

He insisted that operators can no longer neglect R&D, insisting that it is key to local content development, enhancement of future tax revenue to Government, development of home-grown solutions and retention of industry spending within Nigerian financial institutions.

He remarked that, “that access to the Nigerian Content Intervention Fund by the local supply chain has been one of the major contributors to the growth in local content level from less than five per cent in 2010 to 54 per cent in 2022.”

In his remarks, the executive chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mr. Muhammad Nami reiterated that “Research and Development (R&D) have been identified as a veritable means for companies that want to remain competitive and profitable in today’s rapidly changing business environment.”

Nami who was represented by his Senior Special Assistant, Mr. Gabriel Ogunjemilusi provided details on federal government’s tax regime, incentives, and related facts. 

He stated that: “allowable deduction of up to 10% of amount of reserve made out of the profits of a period by a company for research and development: claim of capital allowance on capital expenditure on plant and machinery used for R&D activities; pioneer status tax holiday for R&D Companies; companies and other organizations that invest in R&D facilities for commercialization can claim a tax credit of up to 20% of the cost of their qualifying expenditures.”

 


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