FIRS Tax Treaty Relief Application Form

Streamline Your FIRS Tax Treaty Relief Application

Navigating Nigeria's tax treaty landscape can be complex for international businesses and non-resident taxpayers. This FIRS Tax Treaty Relief Application Form simplifies the process of claiming reduced withholding tax (WHT) rates at source under Nigeria's bilateral tax treaties.

Designed specifically for businesses, financial advisors, and tax consultants dealing with cross-border transactions in Nigeria, this template helps you compile all required documentation in one professional submission. Whether you're claiming relief on dividends, interest, royalties, or technical service fees, this form ensures you provide FIRS with complete information including your Certificate of Residence, applicable treaty article references, and supporting documentation.

Perfect for Nigerian Tax Compliance

This template is ideal for:

• International businesses operating in Nigeria seeking WHT reductions
• Tax consultants and advisors managing multiple client treaty applications
• Financial institutions processing cross-border payments subject to WHT
• Non-resident companies receiving Nigerian-source income
• Accounting firms handling FIRS compliance for foreign clients

The form collects all essential information required by the Federal Inland Revenue Service, including TIN verification, treaty country identification, income type classification, and treaty article citations. With built-in file upload fields for Certificates of Residence and supporting documents, you can maintain organized records while ensuring FIRS compliance.

Automate Your Tax Compliance Workflow

Once submissions come through, you can use Stepper to automate your review and approval process. Route applications to tax managers for verification, automatically flag incomplete submissions, sync data to your accounting software, and trigger follow-up emails for missing documentation—all without manual intervention.

For applications requiring signatures from company directors or authorized representatives, integrate Papersign to send the completed application for secure eSignature, creating a complete audit trail for your FIRS submissions.

Built on Paperform's flexible platform, this template can be customized with your firm's branding, embedded on your website, or shared directly with clients—making tax treaty relief applications straightforward and professional.