Tax
Effective tax rate
Total PAYE divided by gross pay: the real percentage of pay lost to tax.
The effective tax rate is total tax paid expressed as a percentage of gross income. Because Nigeria's PAYE is progressive (each slice of income is taxed at its own rate), the effective rate is always lower than the top band an earner reaches.
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Help & how-to
See it in practice
Update PAYE when the tax law changes
Edit one effective-dated table. No software update, no waiting.
Remit PAYE, pension & NHF on time
Generate the schedules, track the deadlines, and record each payment reference.
Year-end: produce the Form H1 return
Each employee's annual gross, taxable and PAYE totals, ready to file with the state.
See it applied to real payroll
Vintage People applies these statutory rules on every run, with a full audit trail.