Nigeria Begins New Push To Tax Unrelated Income of Religious Groups

In Nigeria, government officials met Monday with religious leaders to discuss its new efforts to enforce federal tax laws against religious organizations. While the income of churches and other non-profits is exempt from taxation, the Internal Revenue Service is attempting to tax income from unrelated for-profit businesses owned by churches as well as donations and gifts given to religious leaders. 234Next reported yesterday that a committee will be set up to identify income that should not be taxed.