BOMBSHELL: HOUSEHELPS TO PAY TAX IN LAGOS!!!


 

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday announced that it had widened its tax net to include domestic workers and artisans.

The Chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), Mr Olufolarin Ogunsanwo,said that the new tax regime was in line with Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode administration’s inclusion of every resident to the growth of the state.



According to him, market men/women, artisans, micro, small and medium-scale enterprises and domestic staff were expected to remit one percent of what they earned to government's coffers.

Ogunsanwo said that a directorate had been created in the agency to oversee the sector, while modalities for taxing these categories of people have been worked out; in addition to the traditional bank portal, new payment platforms, including online and other electronics multi-modal system had been introduced to make it easier for residents to remit their taxes.

He said a review of the tax Form A of the Personal Income Tax Act had also been conducted.

The chairman said the guide notes would be translated into pidgin and Yoruba for all to understand

Also the state’s Attorney General, Mr Adeniji Kazeem, said the ministry of justice would provide adequate support to Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) in its quest to ensure that tax payers complied with tax laws.

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