FIRS rakes in N650 billion in June

The Federal Inland Revenue Service generated over N650 billion in June 2021, the highest revenue realized in a single month since the COVID-19 pandemic started. 

Executive Chairman, Mr Muhammad Nami, who made this known in a statement in Abuja, said this was also the highest revenue realized in a single month since the current management assumed office.

Mr Nami said that the feat was achieved as a result of the efficiency and effectiveness of the TaxProMax Solution, amidst the challenges and resistance faced in the early stages of its adoption, and the downturn orchestrated by the slow economic recovery.

Mr Nami noted that as part of its efforts at modernizing tax administration in the country, the FIRS recently introduced the Tax Administration Solution (TaxProMax) for ease of tax compliance.

He noted that the Solution enables seamless registration, filing, payment of taxes and automatic credit of withholding tax as well as other credits to the Taxpayer’s accounts, among other features. It also provides a single view to Taxpayers for all transactions with the Service.

The TaxProMax platform, which took off on 7th June 2021, is a channel for filing Naira-denominated tax returns in the country.

Mr Nami reminded taxpayers of the one-off one-month extension granted earlier this month for the filing of Company Income Tax returns by taxpayers with December 31, 2020 accounting year-end whose statutory tax returns were due not later than 30th June 2021.

He urged them to take advantage of the extension as it “provides an opportunity to all taxpayers whose company Income Tax returns were due in June 2021 to file up to the 31st July 2021”.