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Read this slowly. It should make you uncomfortable. The Nigerian tax law does not care that you are “just trying to survive.” If money touched your account: salary, side hustle, freelance job, gifts, contributions, donations, appreciation, online payments, the law assumes it is taxable until YOU prove otherwise. Not later. Not when you’re ready. Not when enforcement comes. Now. Let me show you the dangerous part most people are ignoring: The burden of explanation is on you, not the government. If you cannot explain: – why you received the money – what category it falls under – whether tax was already paid – or whether an exemption applies Then by default, it becomes assessable income. That’s not opinion. That’s how the tax law was written. That ₦200k “gift”? That side hustle? That random inflow from a friend? That church honorarium? That online payment you didn’t document? The law doesn’t care what you called it. It only cares why it touched your account. And if you can’t explain it properly, it becomes taxable income by default. This is the part nobody is shouting about. The law quietly shifts the burden: – Government no longer has to prove you earned income – YOU must prove you didn’t If money passes through you and you don’t have: • records • structure • explanations • classifications You are exposed. The “common man” is the real target here, not the billionaires with accountants. Because big companies already know how to: – structure income – classify expenses – document everything But the average Nigerian? We collect money casually. We move money emotionally. We receive funds without thinking. We don’t record context. And this law punishes that. It turns ignorance into liability. It turns informality into risk. It turns survival money into taxable events. Nobody is saying the law is evil. But pretending it’s harmless is dishonest. If you earn, receive, or move money without structure, this law is not neutral to you; it is hostile. Be angry if you want. But don’t be unprepared. I am on a 60 day journey to show you things you need to know about this tax law. Follow @jpattueyi and turn on the notifications for daily updates.

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