Business Compliance Check-In

Running a business comes with several tax, regulatory and statutory obligations, and keeping track of everything can be difficult.
We are conducting this short survey to understand how Nigerian businesses currently manage compliance, the challenges they face, and what could make the process easier.
There are no right or wrong answers. We are interested in your actual experience.
Estimated completion time: 5 minutes.

SECTION 1: ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS

1. What type of organisation do you run?

Business Name / Sole Proprietorship

Limited Liability Company

2. Where is your business primarily located?

Other state in Nigeria

3. What industry or sector is your business in?

4. How many employees do you currently have?

5. What is your approximate annual revenue?

Under ₦5 million

₦5 million–₦25 million

₦25 million–₦100 million

₦100 million–₦500 million

Above ₦500 million

SECTION 2: YOUR CURRENT COMPLIANCE EXPERIENCE

6. Who is primarily responsible for keeping your business compliant?

Me, the founder/business owner

Our finance/accounting team

External accountant or consultant

Outsourced accounting/compliance firm

Different people handle different obligations

No one specifically

7. Which of the following compliance obligations do you currently manage or believe may apply to your business?

Withholding Tax (WHT)

Company Income Tax (CIT)

Tax Clearance Certificate

Business permits/licences

Industry-specific regulatory requirements

I am not sure what applies to my business

8. How often do tax or regulatory compliance matters require your attention?

A few times a year

Only when something comes up

9. How do you currently know which compliance obligations apply to your business?

My accountant or consultant tells me

My finance/operations team handles it

Government or regulator communications

I ask other business owners

I use spreadsheets/checklists

I am not always sure what applies

SECTION 3: THE PROBLEM

11. Which of the following has happened to your business in the last 24 months?

Missed a filing deadline

Paid a penalty, fine or interest

Discovered a tax or obligation we did not know applied to us

Struggled to obtain a Tax Clearance Certificate

Had overdue CAC Annual Returns

Could not quickly find previous filings, certificates or receipts

Struggled to gather documents before a deadline

Was unsure how much tax or statutory payment was due

Delayed a contract, funding application or opportunity because compliance documents were unavailable

Had to urgently hire a professional to resolve a compliance issue

12. What is the single most frustrating part of managing compliance for your business?

13. If someone asked you today, “Is your business fully compliant?”, how confident would you be in your answer?

14. If you needed to provide three years of tax filings, certificates and compliance documents tomorrow, how easily could you produce them?

Very easily — everything is organised

Fairly easily — I would need some time

With significant effort

With great difficulty

I do not think I could

SECTION 4: WHAT YOU CURRENTLY SPEND

15. How does your business currently pay for tax or compliance support?

We do not currently pay for compliance support

Monthly retainer/subscription

We pay per filing or task

We have an in-house employee/team

Compliance is included in our accounting service

16. Approximately how much does your business currently spend on external accounting, tax or compliance support in a typical month?

₦10,000–₦30,000

₦30,000–₦75,000

₦75,000–₦150,000

We pay per filing/project rather than monthly

17. How satisfied are you with the way your business currently manages compliance?

18. What would you most like to improve about your current compliance process?

SECTION 5: A POSSIBLE SOLUTION

19. How useful would a service like this be to your business?

20. What would make you decide to use or not use a service like this?

21. Which THREE features would be most valuable to your business?

Knowing exactly which obligations apply to my business

Personalised compliance calendar and reminders

Step-by-step guidance on what action to take

Dashboard showing completed, upcoming and overdue obligations

Document upload/request system

Secure storage for filings, certificates and receipts

Compliance health score/risk rating

AI assistant for simple compliance questions

Monthly compliance report

Access to a compliance professional when needed

A team that handles filings on my behalf

Ability to review and approve amounts before payments or filings

SECTION 6: HOW WOULD YOU PREFER TO USE IT?

22. If this service worked as described, which option would you prefer?

Use the software and manage compliance myself

Use the software but speak to an expert when needed

Use the software and have a team complete filings for me

Continue using my current accountant or consultant

I probably would not use it

23. What would you consider a reasonable monthly price for a service that helps your business identify, track and manage its compliance obligations?

Under ₦10,000 per month

₦10,000–₦25,000 per month

₦25,000–₦50,000 per month

₦50,000–₦100,000 per month

Above ₦100,000 per month

I would prefer to pay per filing/task

I would only pay for a fully managed compliance service

I would not pay for this

SECTION 7: HELP US TEST IT

24. We are developing an early version of this solution. Would you be interested in testing it and giving us feedback?

Yes, I would like to be an early tester

Yes, if there is no cost during testing

Maybe — I would like to learn more