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How Removal Of Fuel Subsidy Will Help The Economy

……FIRS says it didn’t disagree with FG on subsidy  The attention of the  Federal Inland Revenue Service has been drawn to news stories reported in several newspapers today, Monday 31st October 2011, stating that the agency is in disagreement with the  Federal Government on...

West Africa Tax Administrators to Collaborate on Data, tax Treaties

  -----to partner with ECOWASAn inaugural meeting of Heads of West Africa Tax Administrators Forum (WATAF) ended on Monday 12, September with a resolve to collaborate and share information that would improve quality of tax administration among member states.A communique issued at the end...

IRS: Again Tax agency revives Advocacy Campaign

  The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has revived it information machinery with regular media invitation and press releases issued on various positive development on tax administration in the country.The current in creating public awareness on tax matters is remiscience of the period when...

FIRS Test 300 for Eyes Problems, Gives 158 Free Eye Glasses

As a way of fulfilling its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) recently engaged youths, adults and parents in Igarra, Edo State and offered them free medical services, skill acquisition training, guidance and counselling on career choices.In the six-day programme,...

FIRS Collects N1.9Trillion in 6 months

The Chairman Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Ifueko Omoigui Okauru has disclosed that a total sum of N1.974.17 trillion was collected between January and June 2011 by the agency.The Chairman of the agency disclosed this in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state at the institution’s Enlarged Management...

Don’t Depend on Federation Account- FIRS Boss Cautions States

State Governors barely a month old in the saddle, got an admonition that they should institute some fiscal restraint in their expenditure and should not depend on monthly federal allocation from the centre for the realization of their campaign promises.The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland...