FIRS issues 7-day notice to tax defaulters – TheNigerialawyer

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) will from Wednesday
begin a nationwide tax enforcement to bring tax defaulters to
account.

A statement from by Wahab Gbadamosi Head, Communications and
Servicom Department said the FIRS has “served a Seven-day notice to
tax defaulters, with a warning that it will soon begin a nationwide
tax enforcement to bring tax defaulters to book.”

The Acting Executive Chairman of FIRS, Abiodun Aina in a
notification to taxpayers on Tuesday informed them of the plan by
the Service to begin tax enforcement against such defaulters should
they continue to fail in fulfilling their tax obligations.

The FIRS boss advised defaulting taxpayers to “settle their tax
liabilities within Seven days of the publication to avoid any
inconveniences or interruptions in their operations.

“The FIRS hereby informs all taxpayers (individuals,
partnerships, Enterprises, Corporate organisations, Ministries,
Departments and Agencies) who are in default of payment of taxes
arising from self-assessment, tax audit, tax investigation,
transfer pricing audit, demand notices and any other liabilities,
that the Service will commence a NATIONWIDE TAX ENFORCEMENT
EXERCISE from 18th December, 2019 with a view to prosecuting
defaulters and recovering all outstanding tax liabilities,”, the
notice read.

Aina said the enforcement is pursuant to the provisions of
Section 8, 26 (2), 33 and 35 of the Federal Inland Revenue Service
(Establishment Act, 2007).

“The taxes referred to are as follows: 1. Petroleum Profits Tax;
2. Companies Income Tax; 3. Value Added Tax; 4. Withholding Tax; 5.
Tertiary Education Tax ; 6. NITDA Levy; 7. Stamp Duty; 8. Capital
Gains Tax.

He strongly advised “taxpayers to settle their tax liabilities
within seven days to avoid any inconveniences or interruptions in
your operations”.

The FIRS had always warned that tax defaulters who fail to take
advantage of programmes like the Tax Amnesty and the Volountary
Assets Income and Assets Declaration (VAIDS) programmes to off-set
their tax liabilities, risks having the rough end of the stick.

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FG worries over dearth of Agric Extension
Worker

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Alhaji
Muhammad Sabo Nanono has stated that the sector is in dire need of
extension workers. He noted that only a mere 15 thousand extension
workers are available Nationwide to serve a farming population of
about 70 million.

The Minister stated this when he received in audience
Agricultural Development Partners yesterday in his office in
Abuja.

Alhaji Nanono, further stated that agricultural extension
workers are vital in the development of agricultural value chains
and also serve the need to boost food production so as to ensure
food security, alleviate poverty as well as to create job
opportunity for the teaming Nigeria Youths.

The Minister therefore appealed to the Development Partners to
review their strategy and initiate a Programme to train more
extension workers. This he said will help lift the Nigerian farmers
from subsistence level to a mechanized level.

Nanono also said that the extension workers will help train
peasant farmers in the proper use of fertilizer and other related
agricultural inputs to boost food production.

The Development Partners in the likes of French Development
Bank, World Bank, FAO, ADB, IFAD, Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation,
Islamic Development Bank amongst others, led by Dr. Samba Kawa
of USAID, assured the Minister of their unalloyed support to
deliver Government strategic goals in agriculture. They promised to
train more extension workers to support the 70 million farmers in
order to enhance food production.

Also in attendance was the Minister of State, Hon. Mustapha
Shehuri and Permanent Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Bello Umar.

Okeh Juliet (Mrs)

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