The trial of Peter Hena, former Coordinating Director of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, and eight other officers of the Agency before Justice Toyin Bolaji Adegoke of a Federal High Court …
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Alleged N2b FIRS DTA Fraud:Court Adjourns Till Jan. 31 for Trial-Within-Trail
by editorby editorJustice F. Giwa Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja has adjourned the fraud trial of Emmanuella Eteta Ita, Head of Stakeholders Unit of the Federal Inland Revenue Services, FIRS till January 31,…
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How FIRS was defrauded of N2B under duty tour allowance guise- EFCC witness
by editorby editorBy Yemi Oyeyemi An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Ijeoma Matilda, has narrated to a federal high court in Abuja how a whopping sum of two…
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South Africa firm, Multichoice Africa, owners of DSTV, GOtv, loses legal battle over $342M tax to FIRS
by editorby editorBy Yemi Oyeyemi, Abuja The long drawn legal battle between the South African Company, Multichoice Africa Holdings B.V with the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) over the disputed $342M tax…
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The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, says it is proposing the introduction of Road Infrastructure Tax in Nigeria, to make the informal sector contribute to building a modern society. The…
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VAT Battle Royale: Lagos Assembly passes VAT Bill; Wike threatens to shut FIRS offices in Rivers as Service insists on collection
by editorby editorAs the battle of wits rages between the Rivers State government and the Federal Inland Revenue Service over the collection of the Value Added Tax (VAT), the Lagos State House…
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FIRS insists on VAT collection as it fails to stop Rivers govt, Wike orders commencement
by editorby editorA Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has dismissed a suit by the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, seeking to stop the Rivers State Government from commencing…
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MultiChoice Nigeria, the owners of DSTV, has called the bluff of the Federal tax man, denying that that the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) in Lagos had compLagosasked it to pay…
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Tax Evasion: Tribunal Orders DSTV To Pay 50% Tax Backlog Before Hearing Appeal
by editorby editorThe Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) sitting in Lagos on Tuesday, 24th August , 2021 ordered Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of popular cable television services, DSTV, to pay 50 per cent…
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Battle over tax: ‘Continue To Pay Your VAT To FIRS’, says federal tax man
by editorby editorThe stage appears set for a battle royal as the Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS) has told taxpayers in the country to continue to pay their Value Added Tax (VAT) to…