Tax

FIRS Urges States To Brace Up For Upcoming Tax Reforms

FIRS has urged states to brace up for the upcoming tax reforms.   Glamtush reports that the Federal Inland Revenue…

3 months ago

FG Tracks Skit Makers, Influencers And Other Social Media Content Creators Over Tax Evasion

In recent years, social media has provided a vibrant platform for Nigerians to showcase their talents and earn big even…

8 months ago

Lagos Govt Shut Down 34 Companies Over Tax Debts [FULL LIST]

Lagos govt has shut down 34 companies over tax debts.   Glamtush reports that the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service…

11 months ago

The FIRS’s Tax Collection Revolution

It is akin to a revolution: welcome to the big paradigm shift in Nigeria's tax collection.   The shift is…

1 year ago

FIRS: Tax, The Untaxed And The Taxables

It is a common truth that no country on earth, including Nigeria, is able to tax all the taxables, or…

1 year ago

Tinubu Sets Up Tax Reforms Committee, Appoints Taiwo Oyedele Chairman

President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the establishment of a Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms. He appointed…

1 year ago

President Tinubu Govt Announces Plan To Collect Tax From Market Traders, Informal Sector

President Tinubu govt has announced plan to collect tax from market traders, informal sector. Glamtush reports that President Bola Ahmed…

1 year ago

Lagos Government Slams Actress Iyabo Ojo With N18m Tax, Threatens To Jail Her

Lagos Government has slammed Actress Iyabo Ojo with N18m Tax and threatened to jail her over failure to comply. Glamtush…

1 year ago

Muhammad Nami: Double Honour For The Nation’s Tax Czar

The aphorism that there is no hiding place for the golden fish was practically manifested last week when the Executive…

1 year ago

Tax Administrators Must Match Pace Of Global Technological Advancements – CATA President

Tax administrators must keep up with the dynamics occasioned by disruptive new technologies of the 21st century, and arm themselves…

2 years ago

Taxation: Our Quota To Nation Building

Tax is a compulsory contribution to state revenue levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added…

2 years ago

Tax Harmonisation: FIRS Signs MoU With LIRS For Joint Tax Operations And Audit

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS)…

2 years ago

Era Of Right Tax Revenue Utilisation In Africa Beckons

A major take-away from the just concluded Seventh General Assembly of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) which was held…

2 years ago

FIRS Commences Direct Collection Of Taxes From Online Gaming Operators

FIRS has commenced direct collection of taxes from online gaming operators.   Glamtush reports that the Federal Inland Revenue Service…

2 years ago

Citizens’ Right To Demand Accountability, Subject To Compliance With Tax Obligations – FIRS

The moral right of citizens to demand accountability from government on what their taxes have been used for, is dependent…

2 years ago

Good Use Of Tax Revenues Will Enhance Tax Morale And Compliance – FIRS

When governments deploy tax revenues for the common good of the citizens, there is a concomitant increase in tax compliance…

2 years ago

FIRS Cautions MDAs: Stop Contracting Tax Assessment, Collection, Enforcement To Consultants

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has cautioned Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government (MDAs) against the appointment of consultants…

2 years ago

Our Mandate Is To Collect Taxes, Not To Grant Tax Waivers To Taxpayers – FIRS

The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami has disclosed that the mandate of the Service…

2 years ago

Subsidy Investigations: FIRS Explains, Our Statutory Role Is Tax Enforcement, Collection, Not Use Of Funds

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has responded to queries by the Special Adhoc Committee on Petroleum Subsidy Regime tasked…

2 years ago

Ex-Footballer Samuel Eto’o Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud

Ex-footballer Samuel Eto’o has pleaded guilty to tax fraud to avoid prison. Glamtush reports that former Cameroon football star, Samuel…

2 years ago