Taxation
Taxpayers warned: LIRS March 31 deadline for annual tax returns looms
Stanley Ihedigbo Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has issued a reminder to all individual taxpayers in the state, including the self-employed and those in the informal sector, to file their Annual Tax Returns by March 31, 2025, to avoid penalties and ensure compliance with tax regulations. According to…
Read More »No discontinuation of naira-based crude oil supply, local refineries assured
Stanley Ihedigbo Chairman, Technical Sub-Committee on Domestic Sales of Crude Oil and Refined Products in Naira, Zacch Adedeji, has debunked reports that the naira-for-crude policy has been discontinued. According to Adedeji, the policy framework enabling the sale of crude oil in naira for domestic refining remains in…
Read More »FG’s tax reform bills get CITN’s endorsement
CITN President, Samuel Agbeluyi; Sylvester Irem, and members after the Investiture in Abakaliki, on Saturday Judith Echefu, Abakaliki Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) has urged Nigerians to get behind the tax reform bill, which is currently before the National Assembly. According to the CITN President/Chairman…
Read More »FIRS demands $79.5bn from Binance over tax evasion, economic losses
Stanley Ihedigbo Federal Government of Nigeria has filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange company Binance Holdings Limited, demanding $79.51 billion and ₦231 million in compensation for alleged economic losses caused by its operations in the country. The lawsuit, filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) at…
Read More »Adedeji’s leadership style earns accolades as ICAN inaugurates FIRS chapter
Stanley Ihedigbo Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has inaugurated a chapter for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), and in the process, praised the leadership style of FIRS’s Executive Chairman, Zacch Adedeji. ICAN’s President, Davidson Alaribe, commended Adedeji’s leadership, emphasizing the importance of upholding high ethical…
Read More »Lagos State Government reiterates, WAEC exams is free, TCC a separate requirement
Stanley Ihedigbo Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to providing free West African Examinations Council (WAEC) registration for Secondary School Three (SS3) students in state-funded secondary schools. The policy is part of the government’s broader effort to provide free education from kindergarten to SS3, which remains…
Read More »LIRS gives Employers January 31 deadline for annual tax returns
Stanley Ihedigbo Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has issued a timely reminder to all employers in Lagos State, urging them to submit their annual tax returns for the 2024 financial year on or before January 31, 2025. The directive is by the provisions of the Personal Income…
Read More »Tax bill, it’s discontents
By Abdullahi Olayiwola Gegele Nigeria’s first attempt at incorporating Value-Added Tax (VAT) as a means of generating additional tax revenue was in 1986 under the General Ibrahim Babangida military junta when decree No 7 was promulgated to legalize sales tax (now VAT) and was being collected by the 36…
Read More »Ayodele Subair’s exceptional leadership earns him Honourary doctorate degree
L-R: Executive Chairman, Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), Mr. Ayodele Subair conferred with a doctorate degree in Business Administration (honoris causa) and Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, doctorate degree in Public Administration (honoris causa) of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State during the investiture, 13th…
Read More »FIRS boss wins staff’s hearts with new welfare package
Stanley Ihedigbo Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, was welcomed with open arms by ecstatic workers at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja. The staff gathered to express their gratitude for Adedeji’s exceptional welfare packages, which have…
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