The Academy
Become a certified HopperTax tax agent
Free, self-paced training on Nigerian tax law, NRS filing and professional practice. Pass all eight parts and your verifiable certificate is issued on the spot.
8 parts, ~1 hour each
Law, filing and platform braided together, taught against worked examples rather than recited sections.
Pass 7 of 10 per part
Unlimited retakes, and every retake draws fresh questions. The test rewards understanding, not memorisation.
Publicly verifiable
Every certificate has a number a client can check on our verification page, so your credential does your marketing for you.
From registration to your first client
Certification is the middle of a five-step path. Nothing here is a black box: at every step you can see what comes next.
1
Create an agent account
Register as a Tax Agent with your registration number. Your account starts as pending.
2
Enroll in the Academy, free
You get an enrollment code and your progress saves as you go. Slides, narration and captions, at your own pace.
3
Pass all eight parts
Each part ends with a 10-question test, pass mark 7. Retakes are unlimited and always draw fresh questions.
4
Your certificate is issued instantly
A numbered certificate anyone can check on our public verification page, valid for the tax year on it.
5
We approve your account
Our team reviews your registration against the certificate. The agent portal and professional rates unlock.
What the eight parts cover
The full curriculum, from the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 to running a book of clients. Each part page has a real summary of its content, free to read.
Part 1
PublishedThe Nigerian tax landscape and the agent's role
The 2025 reform explained in plain terms: the four acts, who collects what across federal, state and local government, the headline figures, and what a certified agent does and never does.
Part 2
Personal income tax: the law
Personal income tax worked properly: residency, chargeable income, the Fourth Schedule bands, rent relief and the other deductions, PAYE versus direct assessment, and the full computation by hand.
Part 3
Preparing an individual return in HopperTax
The HopperTax interview end to end: the income types, documents and confidence scores, Smart Review findings and how to clear them, and the return package your client pays to reveal.
Part 4
Business and company tax
Business and company tax: companies income tax on profit, the small-company band, capital allowances, the Development Levy, VAT registration and returns, and withholding tax as an advance.
Part 5
Preparing a company return in HopperTax
Preparing a company return on HopperTax: revenue, allowable expenses and capital allowances in the right places, and where every figure lands in the finished package.
Part 6
Filing with the NRS
Filing with the NRS: TIN registration, walking the portal, the filing calendar, assessments and objections, payment channels, receipts and refunds.
Part 7
Diaspora, treaties and special cases
Diaspora and special cases: non-resident liability, double-taxation relief, FBAR and FATCA awareness for US-linked clients, capital gains and stamp duties.
Part 8
Running an agent practice on HopperTax
Running an agent practice: the client roster from intake to filed, deadlines across a book of clients, penalties and interest, record keeping and professional conduct.
Prefer the one-page view? See the full curriculum or browse the Nigerian tax glossary.
Why agents build on HopperTax
Certification is the door. This is what is behind it.
Rewarded for every clean filing
Preparing a client's return is free. You pay the full filing price, charge your client your own fee, and 14 days after a clean filing we send you back ₦2,500 on an individual return, ₦25,000 on a company. Full details on the pricing page.
A pipeline, not a pile of paper
Every client moves through intake, preparation, approval, signature and filed, with the portal tracking each one. Deadlines stop living in your head.
A credential clients can check
Your certificate number resolves on a public verification page. When a client asks why they should trust you, you have a link, not a story.
Questions agents actually ask
How much does the Academy cost?
Nothing. Training and certification are free. HopperTax earns when you prepare returns for clients, not from the course.
How long does it take?
About eight hours: eight parts of roughly an hour each. It is fully self-paced, progress saves automatically, and you can stop and resume any time.
What does the assessment look like?
A 10-question test at the end of every part, with a pass mark of 7. Retakes are unlimited, and every retake draws fresh questions from a larger pool, so the test rewards understanding rather than memorisation.
Do I need to be a chartered accountant?
No. The Academy assumes no prior qualification and teaches the law, the NRS process and the platform from the ground up. Chartered accountants have their own verification track on HopperTax.
What happens when I finish?
Your certificate is issued the moment you pass the final part, with a number anyone can verify publicly. Our team then approves your agent account against it, which unlocks the agent portal so you can file for clients.
Does the certificate expire?
It is valid for the tax year printed on it. Nigerian tax rules change, so a short annual refresher renews your certificate for the new year and keeps your advice current.
Part 1 is open. The first hour is the hardest to start.
Create an agent account, enroll free, and Part 1 of 8 is waiting. Your progress saves from the first slide.