Abuja: The Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has directed the extension of tax office operations to weekends for June.
Adedeji gave the directive in a statement issued by Dare Adekanmbi, the Special Adviser on Media, to the FIRS chairman.
According to Adekambi, it is part of Adedeji’s commitment to matching the agency’s customer-centric policy with tangible action.
“With the directive, tax offices are expected to open for business from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays and 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sundays throughout June,” he said.
“The weekend service, which started on June 14, will end on Sunday, June 29. It is aimed at helping companies mandated by law to file their tax returns by the end of the month meet up with the deadline,” he said.
He said that the coordinating directors of the Large Taxpayers Group, the Government, the Medium Taxpayers Group, and the Emerging Taxpayers Group had conveyed the management’s decision to all tax office staff.
“As you know, June marks the peak of the annual Companies Income Tax (CIT) filing season.
“Many taxpayers whose financial year ends December 31 are expected to file their tax returns by June 30.
Recalls that the FIRS chairman reorganised tax operations to facilitate tax payment upon taking office.
This has led to the transformation of the agency from merely being a tax-collecting entity to a service-providing body.
