NRS accredits Doftwerks for end-to-end e-invoicing

Doftwerks West Africa Limited has received accreditation from the Nigeria Revenue Service as both a Systems Integrator and an Access Point Provider under Nigeria’s e-invoicing programme.

The company, a technology subsidiary of Stransact Chartered Accountants, a correspondent firm of RSM International, received the accreditation at the NRS headquarters in Abuja.

According to a statement, the dual accreditation under the NRS Merchant Buyer Solution framework authorises Doftwerks to provide e-invoicing services covering system integration, invoice transmission, real-time reporting to the NRS and compliance management.

The company said the approval places it among a limited number of organisations in Nigeria holding both Systems Integrator and Access Point Provider accreditations simultaneously.

Commenting on the development, the Chief Executive Officer of Stransact Chartered Accountants, Eben Joels, said the accreditation reflected the increasing importance of digital infrastructure in tax administration and business reporting.

“For years, the conversation around tax compliance in Nigeria has been about obligations. What this accreditation represents is something different — it is about infrastructure. Nigeria is building a national transaction-reporting system, and Doftwerks is now part of that infrastructure.

“The firms that understand this early and position themselves accordingly will define the next chapter of professional services in this country. We are not just helping businesses comply. We are helping build the architecture of Nigeria’s digital economy,” Joels said.

The development comes as Nigeria continues the phased implementation of mandatory e-invoicing based on taxpayer size.

According to the statement, Phase One, covering businesses with annual turnover above N5bn, is already under enforcement. Phase Two, covering businesses with annual turnover between N1bn and N5bn, is scheduled to commence on July 1, 2026, while Phase Three, which applies to VAT-registered businesses with turnover below N1bn, will begin in July 2027.

The company noted that businesses in sectors such as manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, hospitality, oil and gas, and professional services are preparing for compliance ahead of the next phase of implementation.

It also stated that businesses below the N1bn turnover threshold could still be affected because compliant e-invoicing documentation is required to validate and recover input Value Added Tax on transactions with registered suppliers.

The Chief Technology Officer of Doftwerks West Africa Limited, Tunde Awopegba, said businesses that delay preparations could face challenges as implementation deadlines approach.

“E-invoicing in Nigeria is not simply a tax administration project. It is a structural shift in how commercial transactions are documented, reported, and audited. The businesses that prepare early will have options. The businesses that delay will find themselves making decisions under pressure, and that rarely leads to the best outcomes,” Awopegba said.

Under the NRS framework, a Systems Integrator is responsible for connecting a company’s enterprise resource planning or accounting systems to the Merchant Buyer Solution platform, while an Access Point Provider manages the secure transmission of invoice data between businesses and the NRS.

Doftwerks said holding both accreditations allows it to manage the integration and transmission process without involving third-party providers.

The company further stated that both Doftwerks and Stransact hold ISO 27001 certification for information security management, while Stransact also holds a data protection compliance certificate issued by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission.

According to the statement, Doftwerks works in coordination with Stransact’s tax and advisory practice to provide technology and compliance support for businesses transitioning to the e-invoicing framework.