Nigeria Freelance & Self-Employed Tax Calculator (2026)

Nigeria taxes freelance and self-employed income on a progressive scale from 7% to 24%. VAT/GST is charged at 7.5% where applicable.

ESTIMATED TAX
3,500
TAKE-HOME
46,500
EFFECTIVE RATE
7.0%

Estimate only - income tax bands only, does not include self-employment/social contributions, deductions, or credits. See the breakdown below for those.

How Nigeria freelance tax works

Income bandRate
₦0 – ₦300,0007%
₦300,000 – ₦600,00011%
₦600,000 – ₦1,100,00015%
₦1,100,000 – ₦1,600,00019%
₦1,600,000 – ₦3,200,00021%
₦3,200,000+24%

VAT / GST

Standard VAT/GST rate is 7.5%.

Filing deadline

Check your local tax authority for the current filing deadline - this varies and FlowFund does not have verified deadline data for every country yet.

Source: FlowFund tax bracket dataset. Tax rules change - verify current-year specifics with a local tax advisor before filing.

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