Edo Land Use Charge Calculator

Edo State Land Use Charge na state-level annual property tax under di Edo State Land Use Charge Law, 2023 (wey dem assent 6 June 2023) — e different from Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kano, Ondo, and Enugu own state-level property tax and from Nigeria federal taxes — dem dey charge am on land and buildings wey dey inside Edo State. Na TaxLane first calculator for South-South region.

Di nine-row rate Schedule, di two-method depreciation table, and di exemption/discretionary-relief categories don confirm well-well from government source, dem read am direct from di gazetted Law own text. Wetin no fixed: your land area and land/building value per square-metre na your own estimate — EDOGIS professional valuers no publish any neighbourhood benchmark table wey dis calculator fit draw from instead.

How dem dey calculate Edo Land Use Charge

Edo Law dey compute one formula, e no be additive components like Kano own: rateable value (land area × di land value wey you estimate per m², plus building area × di building value wey you estimate per m² × depreciation rate) multiply by charge rate wey depend on your property category. Seven categories get published rate — from 0.025% for vacant/undeveloped land reach 0.375% for commercial premises — and two categories (government-owned property and senior citizens' owner-occupied residential, 70+) don full exempt right inside di rate Schedule itself. Di depreciation rate dey come from whichever of di two published tables wey apply: age-based table if your building don register for State Lands Registry, or condition-based table if e no register. Pick your property category up there to see which fields apply, and select exemption or discretionary-relief reason if any apply to you.

Questions wey people dey ask pass

Wetin be Edo Land Use Charge calculator?

E dey estimate Edo State Land Use Charge under di Edo State Land Use Charge Law, 2023 (wey dem assent 6 June 2023) — state-level annual property tax, e different from Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kano, Ondo, and Enugu own state-level property tax and from Nigeria federal taxes. Na TaxLane first calculator for South-South region.

How many property category di Law cover, and wetin be di rates?

Nine, dem fix everything direct for di Law own Schedule (e no dey wait for future notice): Owner-Occupied Residential 0.040%, Commercial Residential (3rd-party occupier) 0.150%, Commercial Premises 0.375%, Industrial Premises 0.20%, Institutional Premises 0.10%, Agricultural Concerns 0.075%, and Vacant/Undeveloped Land 0.025% — plus two categories wey di Schedule mark as full exempt straight: Government-Owned Property (no rentals) and Senior Citizens' Owner-Occupied Residential (70 years and above).

How dem dey work out di building depreciation rate?

Two methods, both dem publish well-well inside di Schedule. If your building don register for State Lands Registry, age-based table go apply: 1% for 0–5 year old, e go step down by 0.1 percentage points every 5 years reach 0.1% for 46–50 year old. If e no register, condition-based rate go apply instead, na valuer discretion: New 5%, Good 10%, Fair 20%, Poor 30%, Old 40%, Dilapidated 50%.

Why I go estimate my own land and building value per square metre?

Di Law formula dey multiply land area and building area by per-square-metre neighbourhood benchmark value wey only EDOGIS own Agency-appointed professional valuers set — no published per-neighbourhood rate table dem find anywhere reachable, na di same gap every full-estimator state LUC calculator for dis series don hit before. Enter your own honest estimate instead; your result fit no match EDOGIS own assessment.

Which property dem exempt?

Five categories don full exempt under Section 13(1): property wey religious body own and occupy, wey dem dey use only for worship; public cemeteries and burial grounds; property wey dem dey use as public library; any property wey Governor specifically exempt by Gazette notice; and palaces of recognized traditional rulers inside di State. Any of dis five go lose im exemption if dem lease am out to private entity for revenue generation. Government-owned property (no rentals) and senior citizens' owner-occupied residential property (70+) dey separately exempt through di rate Schedule itself, no be dis section, and dem no carry di same leasing forfeiture condition.

Wetin be di discretionary partial relief, e dey change my estimate?

Section 13(2) let EDOGIS grant case-by-case relief for non-profit-occupied property, community sports/recreation property, or charitable/benevolent-purpose property wey non-profit own — but no fixed percentage dem publish anywhere. If you select one of dis reasons, e no go change dis calculator estimated figure; e go only show disclaimer say discretionary reduction fit apply, and make you confirm di exact amount with EDOGIS.

TaxLane free? E dey store my data?

Yes, e free, no account dey needed. Di calculations dey run for your own phone or computer, dem no dey send am go any server.

Na official tax advice be dis?

No — na just guide, e no be tax advice.