FIRS launches new online tax filing, payment platform

The Federal Inland Revenue Service has introduced a new online tax administration solution (TaxPro-Max) to modernise tax administration in the country and ease tax compliance.

The new platform is for naira denominated transactions that will enable seamless registration, filing, payment of taxes, automatic credit of withholding tax and other credits to the taxpayer’s accounts, among other features.

Director, Communications and Liaison Department, FIRS, Dr Abdullahi Ahmad, stated this in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday.

The statement quoted the Executive Chairman of the FIRS, Mr Muhammad Nami, as saying, “The TaxPro-Max also provides a single-view to Taxpayers for all transactions with the Service. The TaxPro-Max platform is accessible at www.taxpromax.firs.gov.ng.

From June 7, 2021, the TaxPro-Max becomes the channel for filing Naira-denominated tax returns in the country.”

According to him, all taxpayers have been notified that all naira-denominated tax returns are to be filed via the TaxPro-Max Solution in order to generate the obligatory Document Identity Number (DIN).

He said henceforth, taxpayers would be unable to pay without DIN; as such, taxpayers wanting to submit their tax returns manually must visit the relevant tax offices, adding that FIRS personnel would be on hand to assist them to upload the returns and generate the DIN.

He said, “In view of the time it might take to upload manual returns and generate the DIN, taxpayers are encouraged to bring manual returns for upload, at least, two weeks before the due date.

“Qualified personnel of the service are on hand to assist taxpayers experiencing challenges in filing returns on the TaxPro-Max. They may be reached via email, taxpromax@firs.gov.ng.”