By Tessy Orji
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has reminded businesses and employers of labour of their
statutory obligation to file annual income tax returns pursuant to
section 81 (2) of the Personal Income Tax Act (PITA) Cap P8 LFN 2004
(as amended).
The Act stipulates January 31st as the deadline for
filing of annual income tax returns, failing which penalty accrues.
Consequently, the Executive Chairman of Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, Mr.
Ayodele Subair urges all businesses and employers of labour resident
within Lagos State, to file their annual income tax returns on or
before January 31, 2022, to avoid payment of penalties as well as
other statutory sanctions.
He said the only available platform for filing of annual income tax returns in
Lagos State is the LIRS e-Tax portal: https://etax.lirs.net.
He explained that the e-Tax
portal is built for convenience of taxpayers, is easy, convenient and
safe. All businesses and employers of labor are advised to use the
e-Tax portal to file their returns.
“Taxpayer ID of all employees is compulsory for the annual income tax
returns to be successfully filed on the e-Tax portal.
“Therefore, all
employees and taxable persons within the State are advised to generate
a taxpayer ID (where applicable) and file their individual annual
income tax returns on the e-Tax portal.
“As part of the Agency’s quest to ease compliance obligations for
taxpayers, it has designated some staff at its various offices to
assist taxpayers with using the e-Tax portal and other filing related
issues.
“For more information or any inquiries, taxpayers are enjoined to visit
our website: www.lirs.gov.ng, follow us on our various social media
platforms: @lirsgovng, email: etaxinfo@lirs.net or call the LIRS
customer care hotline: 0700CALL LIRS (0700-2255-5477),” he noted.
