WE RECOVER N29BILLION THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH EFCC, SAYS FEDERAL INLAND REVENUE SERVICE

“There are some issues of non-remittance of Withholding Tax, Value Added Tax and Personal Income Tax. The EFCC has shown support before. When tax defaulters are invited to your office (EFCC), we see result. I don’t know how you do it but we see result’.

‘Recently, two banks came forward to comply on their own. I think that they must have heard words. We want joint assistance with the EFCC, especially now that VAIDS is over, to make sure that all tax defaulters get the lawful treatment,” Fowler was quoted as saying.

“I want to let every taxable person in Nigeria know that we are ready to deploy all powers within our disposal to ensure that every tax defaulter is punished according to the law”, the agency boss stated

The Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, in his remark said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is ready to do more to bring culprits to book.

His words “People are in a hurry to collect taxes but are reluctant to remit them. It is very distressing. We may put a team together to ensure that whatever taxes collected by anybody is remitted and on time’.

‘I also want to congratulate you (FIRS) because of the change in the narrative. There is no doubt that there is a real improvement in our tax system. We will collaborate. We had done this in the past when we had a joint training in Kaduna. We will make sure that we do anything you ask us to do as far as it is lawful,” he said.

Magu urged every Nigerian to join in the fight against corruption, saying everyone has a role to play,and also emphasised that, “everyone has the responsibility to fight corruption. You may not do it the way Magu does his own. The best approach is for us to agree that corruption is bad. I appeal to everyone to fight corruption even at home. Tell the children that corruption is bad,” .