- Federal High Court in Lagos ruled FIRS can collect VAT on ride-hailing services like Bolt
- Court dismissed Bolt’s appeal and upheld Tax Appeal Tribunal’s decision
- N1m costs awarded against Bolt’s operators
- Dispute began over VAT on services by independent drivers and food vendors using Bolt
- Bolt argued FIRS’s appointment of them as VAT agents was invalid
- Court found merit in one of Bolt’s arguments but upheld FIRS’s position on others
- Appeal dismissed and costs awarded to FIRS
Source: punchng.com
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