The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr Zacch Adedeji, has assured Nigeria’s leading telecommunications companies of a tax administration that is friendly, customer-centric and helps businesses to flourish.
Adedeji gave the assurance while receiving the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria Plc, Mr Karl Toriola, who led the management team of the company on a visit to the Revenue House in Abuja yesterday.
A statement issued by Special Adviser on Media to the FIRS Chairman, Dare Adekanmbi, said the resolve to create an environment of growth by removing every obstacle in the way of corporate entities was in line with the directive of President Bola Tinubu.
The FIRS chairman, according to the statement, explained that the ongoing restructuring at the agency leading to the creation of a one-stop shop for taxpayers according to their turnover thresholds was part of measures aimed at easing payment of taxes.
“The way we are structured now is that we have large taxpayers’ groups, medium and small. Those in the large tax group are companies with turnover of N5b and above and I know that is where MTN belongs.
“In the large tax category, you will now be required to pay all your taxes, including Company Income Tax, VAT and others in that one-stop shop where you can also have issues relating to audit sorted.
“Essentially, the issue of multiple letters from various units within FIRS over almost the same matter has been taken off the system with the restructuring that we have done. We are now focused on providing the needed service to our customers,” Adedeji was quoted.
