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CITN wants constitutional amendment to tackle budget delays

The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria on Tuesday called on the executive and the legislature to amend the constitution to capture the actual date for the passage and signing of the budget document. The President of the institute, Dr Cyril Ede, made the call in Abuja at a stakeholders’ meeting on the 2018 budget. […]

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CITN trains journalists on taxation reportage

The need for the proper reporting of contemporary taxation issues and use of tax terminologies in the media took the front burner at the weekend in Lagos during the second edition of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) media workshop for tax/finance reporters and correspondents. The workshop with the theme, “Media Workshop on […]

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FG’s ultimatum to tax evaders remain inviolable

The Federal Government has dashed the hopes of many individuals and organisations hoping for possible extension of the enforcement of the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS), saying the March 2018 deadline remains sacrosanct. The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Tunde Fowler, stated this yesterday in Abuja at a […]

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Informal sector of the economy are biggest tax evaders

The informal sector of the Nigerian economy comprising of people at the bottom of the pyramid are the biggest tax evaders. Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, said this while fielding questions from the media at a campaign in Lagos on the Voluntary Asset and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS). Asked whether proceeds from begging are […]

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