Executive Chairman of Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Tunde Fowler speaks during an exclusive interview with Reuters in Abuja, Nigeria, September 21, 2016. Photo taken September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

FIRS boss urges states’ to give tax authorities autonomy

The Chairman of the Joint Tax Board (JTB), Mr. Tunde Fowler, has called on state governors to empower State Internal Revenue Services (SIRS) by making them autonomous. According to the Director of Communications and Servicom of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Wahab Gbadamosi, in a statement made available to the press, the JTB […]

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Executive Chairman of Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Tunde Fowler speaks during an exclusive interview with Reuters in Abuja, Nigeria, September 21, 2016. Photo taken September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Tax Board targets 75 pct individuals outside its tax net by March 2018.

The Chairman, Joint Tax Board (JTB), Mr. Babatunde Fowler, says the board is set to capture 40 million Nigerians outside its tax net by March, next year. Fowler, who is also the Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS) gave the new target in Sokoto on Monday during a courtesy visit to the Sultan of Sokoto, Sultan […]

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