Ogun Internal Revenue Intensifies Efforts to Boost Tax Revenue
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The Ogun State Internal Revenue Service (OGIRS) has embarked on a wide enforcement drive, to recover all outstanding tax liabilities on Personal Income tax, Withholding tax, and Consumption tax, among others.
The Executive Chairman, of Ogun State Internal Revenue Service (OGIRS), Mr. Olugbenga Olaleye emphasized this while leading a team during an enforcement drive across the state. He said the exercise was to ensure that taxpayers and tax agents comply with tax payments, noting that tax was an obligation that every citizen must fulfill.
He pointed out that the drive would serve as an awareness exercise for all taxpayers, adding that it would also be an avenue to educate them on the right steps to take when they want to pay.
Chairman, represented by Director, of Field Operations, Mr. Hezekiah Sobayo reiterated the need for taxpayers and tax agents to always pay “as and when due” for the government to fund projects, which would make citizens enjoy the dividends of democracy.
“The exercise is necessary to create awareness for taxpayers and tax agents towards enlightening them on how to pay and the right channel to pay to. Also, to educate them on the need to pay “as and when due” to generate more funds for the government, “he said.
In his reaction, Tax Office Manager, Oke-Mosan Tax Office, Ven. Adewale Adelani said that the exercise was a statutory responsibility of both OGIRS and taxpayers, advising the general public to always pay taxes promptly, saying the government was aware of the economic situation in the country and payment of taxes would enable it to do more for people.
In his remarks, Head, of Enforcement, OGIRS, Mr. Tobi Adeyoola hinted that the primary objective of the exercise was to ensure compliance in revenue generation, noting that citizens needed to contribute their quota through tax payment. He advised individuals not to wait until the period of enforcement before remitting their taxes.
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