FCTA vs AMAC: Who Really Has the Right to Tax You in Abuja?

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]between FCT and Amak now wish people get right to collect tax for Abuja my people I barister don't come again by Abuja people I be come close make we talk this story how many of when say you don't pay tax give one agency of government for example FCTA or AMAC only for another one to come up say you never pay us your tax my people welcome to Abuja the place where be say you feel pay tax give one part of government another part of government come tell you say never pay that same tax so Today I'm a barister will break down the FCTA versus Amak Wala and also help you to avoid the issue of double taxation for Abuja. And when we talk of only this principle of amil apply to bi council any other council you under as long as area council for Abuja we just use to represent all of them. So now inside here two authorities when they for Abuja FCTA and the two of them they come then they knock for your business doorong they find out to collect money from you tax. FCT talk say authority for Abuja collect your tax area council you supposed to pay the tax to them and as this two elephant in the fight up and down the victim of the fight the person will go suffer the problem now you and your business. So you pay FCTA own still come you decide to pay own FCTA own still come meet you tell you say you be as the matter be like this this one be taxation again this one entering them they call subscription so on top I'm break down this gist so that together we go answer the question which authority get the right to collect each particular tax for inside I know many of the truth Say both FCT and AMACH now two legal authorities when get the power to collect tax for inside Abuja. But the thing where they ground be two of them they not supposed to collect the same tax from you at the same time. That is to say he get the one be saying FCT collect and he get the one beak collect.

[00:02:08]So the question now say now which tax be the one where FCT is supposed to collect as a big brother and which one be the one where they supposed to leave for their younger brother now understand FCTA be like a state government for inside and get right to collect that on top issue where we relate to land matter environmental regulation public health development permits and some other things with inside that category. So if them charge you for sanitation, environmental compliance or health inspection that kind taxation from FCTA get strong legal backing. Now make we come look the other side when we AMAC. Now AMA be like a local government council when they inside the state of the FCTA and they supposed to collect tax reliev small matter. We no stand tall like the ones where FC is supposed to collect. So now say true am supposed they drag muzzle they talk say me I go collect this one me I go collect the same one not proper in the eyes of the law and that is why recently for Abuja they hear about one court judgment where they try they streamline the issue of who collect which tax who go do which one who go do which one inside this court judgment we say the court don't talk you get some kind tax because that don't inside the level of FCTA being a kind of a state government inside and Some of this matter where the court don't talk he join with the issue of sanitation and the public health but the question where they be even as a court you don't talk this kind matter don't stop they collect the money they never stop as FC they work they give demand not say pay your tax to me they follow give the same demand notice for the same tax and this one not they proper in the eyes of the law because two of them government they not supposed to they fight among themselves they supposed to get a sort of understanding and they walk within the bounds of waiting law talk so at this kind of point in time with this kind confusion and the kind of shaka with these people they bring inside the taxation matter how you want take this now as a business owner I want talk now the first thing when I want be when matter of tax you must know what you pay for if environmental regulatory sanitation all this kind matter FCTA they carry ID if come they ask you for money for this kind matter not just rush pay them the money ask question ask the people Say what be the law when bring up this taxation for you to collect as am.

[00:04:39]Second question when you go ask them be say this a particular tax when I want collect from me so no FCTA supposed to collect because when you do like this you help yourself to avoid the problem of double taxation maybe FCTA tax you go follow collect you tax if you don't already pay that tax to FCTA and carry the same tax you come ask you again to pay at that point you guys to slow down and smile make sure say you ask them this question and as you pay your tax make sure you they collect relevant document Because document serve as evidence for you. I drag make sure say you keep your document because the way FCT and still they drag themselves inside court. This thing come be like a legalized confusion and to avoid the issue of double taxation. You must get evidence to show the tax when you don't pay and which which government you pay and give. So my people as a form of a summarization summary barister make understand any time where any agency of government come meet you with demand notice say pay this tax pay that tax no quarrel no fight no argue with the government official what you just do now for you to cool down and smile and tell them say you are tax make you ask them one question and that question be say you go ask them this tax want collect from my hand so now FCTA work when you ask them like that allow them make they explain themsel so that you go understand what them they ask you make you pay for and whether they get authority to collect that money from you my people now the way they ground today be that if you understand them good and fine go apply the knowledge use them for your business but if you don't understand them and you still see yourself inside the form of a confusion kind of shaka whenever the problem come your phone or barista because for inside this we are ignorance of the law be excused.