Taxaide introduces tools to aid tax compliance
By Yinka Kolawole A tax management and technology firm, Taxaide, has unveiled technological tools aimed at enhancing a more effective tax administration for Nigerians and tax authorities, ahead of the March 30 deadline for filing Personal Income Tax (PIT) returns, Bidemi Olumide, CEO, Taxaide, at a media parley yesterday, said the firm, through its technology […]
Anxiety at FIRS as Fowler’s tenure ends
Emma Ujah There is palpable anxiety among management and senior staff of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) as the four-year tenure of the Executive Chairman, Mr Tunde Fowler ended yesterday without a word from the Presidency. Fowler’s tenure is renewable but there has not been any movement in that regard, as at the time […]
Tax evasion: Enugu gov’t seals 40 properties
By Dennis Agbo Tax: Enugu State Internal Revenue Service, ESIRS, has sealed no less than 40 business premises in the state for their inability to comply with taxations. Chairman of the ESIRS Board, Mr. Emeka Odo said the service has penciled down 3,000 financial, educational and other related institutions and business concerns that would be […]
Expanding the tax net in Lagos
ALL over the world, governments use tax revenues to provide jobs, build dams and roads, operate schools and hospitals, provide medical care and for hundreds of other purposes. Without taxes to fund its activities, government could not actually exist.
‘Zacchaeus’ and the perils of a tax collector
WHEN the tenure of a chief executive is coming to an end, there’s usually a feverish outbreak of schemes to push him over the edge, for good or bad reasons. Lobbyists are masters of the game. They keep a diary of appointment and termination dates – including possible renewal where the law permits – and also […]
Jordi Cruyff: Players are leaving LaLiga Santander because of Spain’s tax laws
Jordi Cruyff believes that players are leaving Spain because there are more lenient tax laws elsewhere. The Dutchman was speaking about the possibility of Neymar returning to Barcelona and hinted that tax laws in Spain are a disadvantage at attracting and keeping top players. ALSO READ: The day Ruud Van Nistelrooy made Cristiano Ronaldo cry “Neymar […]
