Expanding the frontiers of taxation
Yomi Olugbenro
West Africa Tax Leader at Deloitte
Corporate Tax
Tough Times, Trying Tax – #TaxWiseNG Episode 19
Every economy that depend largely on commodity export is facing one form of challenge or the other. The degree of impact is what varies. Nigeria is...
Deloitte Tax
Accumulated withholding tax credits and rights of taxpayer to offset tax liabilities: #TaxWiseNG Episode 24
In a bid to shore of government revenue, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is doing everything possible to expand the tax net and collect...
Federal Govt Tax
Accumulated withholding tax credits and rights of taxpayer to offset tax liabilities: #TaxWiseNG Episode 24
In a bid to shore of government revenue, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is doing everything possible to expand the tax net and collect...
Personal Income Tax
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Nigeria’s Federal High Court’s ruling on fixed base for non-resident company – #TaxWiseNG Episode 12
Today, we will be reviewing a recent decision by the Federal High Court in a case involving taxation of a non-resident company. Tax is a creation of statutes. Without an enabling law, tax cannot be imposed. But laws are creations of men. As it is with every other...
Tax Obligations of Not-For-Profit Organisations in Nigeria – #TaxWiseNG Episode 11
It’s another episode of our weekly “tweetax” session - TaxWiseNG. Today, we'll be discussing Tax Obligations of Not-For-Profit Organisations in Nigeria. Some people call them non-profit organisations, non-business entities and other similar names. Let’s refer to them...
Interim dividends and provisional income tax: matters arising – #TaxWiseNG Episode 10
These are interesting times for Nigeria’s economy with mounting pressure for “dividends of democracy” amidst dwindling revenue. Nobody is ready to listen to excuses for non-performance and government needs to become more creative. If you ask any Nigerian why he’s...
About Me
Yomi Olugbenro is a Partner and the West Africa Tax Leader at Deloitte, the world’s leading professional services firm with approximately 312,000 people in 150 countries and territories. He is a member of Deloitte West Africa Executive Committee.
Mr. Olugbenro holds a First Degree in Accounting and Masters in Business Administration. He is an alumnus of The University of Manchester (UK); Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN); Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN); and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS). He qualified as Chartered Accountant in 1997 and with over 20 years post-qualification experience, he has distinguished himself as a seasoned business advisor.
He is the Dean of the Board of Indirect Tax Faculty of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and a Member of the Board of Tax and Fiscal Policy Management Faculty of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. He is a highly sought-after speaker and thought leader on fiscal and economic policies issues and speak regularly at local and international conferences. He is featured regularly in print and electronic media on fiscal policy issues and have many articles to his credit.
His clientele include many fortune 500 companies and other globally-renowned and locally strategic brands. He consults regularly for multinational companies around the world about investment and fiscal terrain in West Africa and particularly Nigeria.
Before assuming the West Africa Tax Leader’s role at Deloitte, he was, at different times, the firm’s Tax Risk Leader with responsibility covering West and Central Africa, Dean of Deloitte School of Tax, Tax Partner in charge of Financial Services Industry and member of Deloitte ThinkTank. Prior to joining Deloitte, he had worked in different sectors of the economy including Banking, Manufacturing and Professional Services.
Mr Olugbenro enjoys travelling and mentoring of young minds. He is Patron to many Youth Associations in Schools and Colleges and President of Free Indeed Foundation. When at leisure, he devotes significant part of his time for mentoring, counselling and social services. He is an advocate of tax simplification, education and automation (SEA) and runs regular online tax awareness sessions on social media which he uses as a vehicle for knowledge sharing and policy advocacy. He is married and blessed with children.
Advocate of Tax Simplification, Education and Digitisation