The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has reaffirmed that January 31, 2023, remained the deadline for filing of annual tax returns by employers of labour in the state.
The Executive Chairman of the Service, Mr. Ayodele Subair, in a statement signed on Sunday by the Head, Corporate Communications of LIRS, Monsurat Amasa, reminded all business owners and employers of workers resident in the state on the need for them to comply with the statutory requirement on tax filing.
According to him, all businesses and employers of labour residents within Lagos State must file their annual income tax returns on or before January 31, 2023, as failure to comply with the directive would attract penalties as well as other statutory sanctions as stipulated in section 81 (2) of the Personal Income Tax Act (PITA) Cap P8 LFN 2004 (as amended).
The Act stipulates January 31st as the deadline for filing of annual income tax returns, failing which a penalty accrues.
Subair expatiated: “For filing the annual income tax returns in Lagos State, the only available platform is the LIRS e-Tax portal: https://etax.lirs.net. The e-Tax portal is built for the convenience of taxpayers and is easy, convenient and safe. All businesses and employers of labour are advised to use the e-Tax portal to file their returns.
“With the eTax system, corporate bodies are expected to find it more convenient to carry out tax transactions in the comfort of their homes and offices”, the tax administrator added.
He stated that to be on the e-Tax platform, a company can visit e-tax platform on the LIRS’ website, input its company payer ID, password and click login; subsequently it can generate its tax bill and make payment on line.
Subair further stated: ‘’Taxpayer ID of all employees is compulsory for the annual income tax returns to be successfully filed on the e-Tax portal. Therefore, all employees and taxable persons within the State are advised to generate a taxpayer ID (where applicable) and file their individual annual income tax returns on the e-Tax portal.”
