Ime Akpan
The chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has directed the extension of tax office operations to weekends for the month of June.
The extension is aimed at matching the agency’s customer-centric policy with tangible action.
Media aide to the chairman, Mr Dare Adekanmbi, said in a statement that his principal gave the approval which expects tax offices to open for business from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday and 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday throughout the month of June.
Adekanmbi said the weekend service, which started on June 14, ends on Sunday, June 29.
“It it is aimed at helping companies who are mandated by law to file their tax returns by the end of the month meet up with the deadline,” the statement added.
Consequent upon the Adedeji’s approval, the coordinating directors of large taxpayers group (LTG), government and medium taxpayers group (GMTG) as well as emerging taxpayers group (ETG), Ms Amina Ado, Dr Dick Irri and Mr Kabir Abba respectively had conveyed the decision of the management to all staff in the tax offices in the three groups.
“As you are aware, the month of June marks the peak of the annual companies’ income tax (CIT) filling season, with many taxpayers whose financial year ends 31st December expected to file their tax returns by June 30.
“To ease the process for taxpayers, enhance service delivery, and maximise tax collection during this critical period, management has approved extension of tax office operations to weekends for the month of June 2025,” the statement added.
Recall that Adedeji had on assumption of office, reorganised tax operations for ease of tax payment, leading the transformation of the agency from merely being a tax-collecting entity to a service-providing body.
