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FIRS, Firm Partner To Simplify Tax Remittances

FIRS, Firm Partner To Simplify Tax Remittances       No further simplify tax remittances, SystemSpecs has collaborated with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). This deal is also aimed at strengthening tax administration through its Remita Payment Gateway, which powers payments on TaxPro-Max, a new solution for filing...

ECOWAS Advices Nigeria To Raise VAT On Hotels, Others

ECOWAS Advices Nigeria To Raise VAT On Hotels, Others       The Economic Community of West Africa States has canvassed an increase in the Value Added Tax on luxury items including perfume, wine and other alcoholic beverages, fuelling speculations about inflation on the items. According to ECOWAS, Nigeria...

FIRS Generates More Revenue With Adoption Of Technology, Says Nami

FIRS Generates More Revenue With Adoption Of Technology, Says Nami       The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami, has said that the adoption of technology in tax collection is attracting more income to the service through its TaxProMax. Nami in a statement yesterday by...

FIRS Makes Historic N650bn Tax Haul in June 2021

FIRS Makes Historic N650bn Tax Haul in June 2021 The Federal Inland Revenue Service has raked in over N650 billion in June 2021, the highest revenue realized in a single month since the COVID-19 pandemic started and the assumption of office of the current management. Executive...

FIRS Pushes Filing period For 2021 Income Tax Returns

FIRS Pushes Filing period For 2021 Income Tax Returns The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has granted a one-off one-month extension for the filing of Company Income Tax returns by taxpayers with December 31, 2020 accounting year-end whose statutory tax returns were due not later...

Tax defaulters to pay 50% of disputed amount into court account before hearing

Tax defaulters to pay 50% of disputed amount into court account before hearing Tax defaulters who plan to institute legal cases against the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) now have to pay 50% of the assessed amount in dispute into an interest-yielding account of the...