COVID-19 Impact: Taxpayers' Responsibility and Expectations

Saturday, June 20 , 2020 / 06:45 PM / by Wole Obayomi* / Header Image Credit: KPMG Nigeria

Being a Presentation By Wole Obayomi, Head of Tax, KPMG Africa, Partner and Head, Tax, Regulatory & People Services Division KPMG Nigeria At The KPMG Webinar On Matters Arising From Implementation of Finance Act, 2019 held on 18th June, 2020.

Conclusion

"In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes" , Benjamin Franklin (1789)

"As we move out of this crisis, we will (hopefully) have less of the former, but it may come with more of the latter" , Anon

"The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose of feathers as to procure the largest amount of feathers with the least possible amount of hissing" , Jean-Baptiste Colbert

About the Author

*Wole Obayomi is the Head of Tax, KPMG Africa, Partner and Head, Tax, Regulatory & People Services Division KPMG Nigeria

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