The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it has started harmonizing taxes in Nigeria as part of moves to reduce cases of multiple taxation.
The Executive Chairman of FIRS, Mr Babatunde Fowler, announced the plan at a roundtable discussion on women and the informal sector.
The roundtable was organized by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) on Friday in Abuja.
Fowler, who was represented by Ms Clara Nnachi, Senior Manager on Investigation, said that the administration would soon sort out all problems of multiple taxation in states.
He said that this would give Nigerians clear direction of what tax to pay, alleging that many states hide under FIRS to tax citizens.
“Some of the taxes Nigerians complain of as being imposed on them, especially on the market women, are done by states, not FIRS.
“The Joint Tax Board as a body is working together with the FIRS to harmonize tax collection from small businesses all over Nigeria.
“We have the National Tax Implementation Committee working on the National Tax Policy to harmonies the taxes that are being paid in different states.
“It is going to address the issue of multiple taxation,’’ Fowler said.
He expressed optimism that the government in a very short time would come up with policies on harmonized taxation.
The tax boss added that the government understood what the people, especially those in the informal sector, were going through.
He said the National Tax Standard Board was also doing a lot toward harmonization of taxes.
With the bodies coming together in a short time, he said the Federal Government would be able to address the issue of multiple taxation.
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