{"id":385746,"date":"2026-01-03T14:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/385746\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T14:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:40:09","slug":"new-tax-law-man-shares-experience-after-sending-n1m-debunks-extra-charges-rumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/385746\/","title":{"rendered":"New Tax Law: Man Shares Experience After Sending N1m, Debunks Extra Charges Rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        A young Nigerian man shared his experience with the new tax law on social media, and it got many people talkingThe young individual showed how much he sent on January 1, after the law started, and what he noticedHis post and screenshot sparked discussions on social media about his experience and the new tax law<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">As the implementation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legit.ng\/nigeria\/1690353-breaking-tax-laws-commence-january-1-2026-planned-fg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the new tax<\/a> law kicks off in line with the federal government\u2019s announcement, a Nigerian man has shared his experience after sending a huge amount of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legit.ng\/business-economy\/money\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">money<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">Before his statement, there were rumors of unexpected deductions from bank accounts and charges on tax payments as the new tax system rolls in.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"article-image__picture\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/d7079f94efdb1b2b.jpeg\"  alt=\"Man reacts to misinformation as new tax law takes effect\" title=\"Man reacts to misinformation as new tax law takes effect\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Man debunks rumors as new tax law kicks off in Nigeria. Photos for illustration purposes only. Photo Credit: Getty Images\/Vadym Pastukh\/Tolu Owoeye<br \/>Source: Getty ImagesMan speaks about the new tax law<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">Despite the government\u2019s explanation regarding how individuals will be taxed and who will be exempted, some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legit.ng\/people\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">people<\/a> have continued to spread rumors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">In the middle of this, a man, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/olopzeze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@olopzeze,<\/a> took to his media page to reveal that he made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legit.ng\/sports\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">transfer<\/a> of over \u20a61 million.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legit.ng\/people\/1690766-new-tax-law-lady-cries-online-extra-deduction-n16000-transfer-mentions-amount\/\" class=\"c-article-read-also__image-wrapper\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8a8db0fb0648d58d.jpeg\"   loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legit.ng\/people\/1690766-new-tax-law-lady-cries-online-extra-deduction-n16000-transfer-mentions-amount\/\" class=\"c-article-read-also__headline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-read-also__caption\">Read also<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-read-also__headline-wrapper\">New tax law: Lady cries out online after extra deduction on her N16,000 transfer, mentions amount<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">He also shared his <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/olopzeze\/status\/2006832026184274381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">experience with the tax law <\/a>after making the transfer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">His statement:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I did over 1 Million Naira transactions across my bank accounts today, without Una yeye Descriptions.&#8221;<img class=\"article-image__picture\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5cadd443ddb35248.jpeg\"  alt=\"Man posts about \u20a61 million transfer, sees only \u20a650 stamp duty\" title=\"Man posts about \u20a61 million transfer, sees only \u20a650 stamp duty\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Man shares experience under new tax law after \u20a61 million transfer. Photo source: Twitter\/olopzeze<br \/>Source: Twitter&#8221;No extra charges, just 50 naira stamp duty only on the money I sent out, no debit on the 400k I received.&#8221;&#8221;No extra Tax like Banger boys and Una hungry influencers claimed. Wetin misinformation go cause for this Naija en.&#8221;Reactions as as tax law takes effect <\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">@wisdomthefunds stressed:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I keep wondering if they will take me even if i make transactions way over 800k this year. I thought it was just for salary earners. I don\u2019t just get this thing yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">@laide0 shared:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So you actually believed 20% of your money would be deducted from any amount you sent or received?? Wow wawu wawest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">@kenjith3creator noted:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Do you think they\u2019ll be deducting it as you\u2019re transacting lol?. It\u2019s a cumulative thing, when you file your taxes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">@Freemahn999 said:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am charge 50 naira every transfer above 10k. Tax has started<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legit.ng\/people\/1690754-man-cries-market-woman-warns-gift-narration-avoid-2026-tax-deductions\/\" class=\"c-article-read-also__image-wrapper\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8a5bd8b06c685004.jpeg\"   loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legit.ng\/people\/1690754-man-cries-market-woman-warns-gift-narration-avoid-2026-tax-deductions\/\" class=\"c-article-read-also__headline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-read-also__caption\">Read also<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-read-also__headline-wrapper\">Tax law: Man cries out as market woman warns him to use \u2018gift\u2019 narration to avoid deductions<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">@toyosialliowe noted:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;20% kheee..  No naaa.  You have a threshold of 800k taxfree. Then the tax starts and gets progressive as your income increases.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">@heis_dinma noted:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They would tax you at the end of the year!! Not the beginning that\u2019s how tax works.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">Read the post below:<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">In a trending video, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, chairman of tax reform, explained everything about the new tax law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">In a similar story, Legit.ng recently reported that a Nigerian man raised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legit.ng\/tags\/questions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">questions<\/a> about the tax policy set to be implemented in 2026. The man asked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legit.ng\/people\/1690590-nigeria-tax-law-stirs-controversy-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">why he should pay tax <\/a>when, according to him, he does not benefit from the government.<\/p>\n<p>Tax law: Nigerian fears huge 2026 deductions<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">Meanwhile, Legit.ng recently reported that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legit.ng\/people\/1690560-tax-payment-nigerian-man-laments-total-amount-entered-account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Tax law worries a Nigerian <\/a>man after he saw his bank statement for 2025. Tax law concerns him because he thinks he will pay a lot of tax in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">The man shared on social media how much money came into his account and how much he sent out from January to December.<\/p>\n<p data-exclude-audio=\"\">Source: Legit.ng<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A young Nigerian man shared his experience with the new tax law on social media, and it got&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":385747,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[45,49,48,46],"class_list":{"0":"post-385746","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-economy"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=385746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/385747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=385746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=385746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=385746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}