Breaking: FIRS Launches Training in Lagos to Enhance Taxpayer Data Accuracy

In a bid to modernize Nigeria’s tax system, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has launched a training program in Lagos.

The training with the theme ‘ Taxpayer data accuracy and improvement strategies for enhanced revenue generation’ in collaboration with Conceptual Limited, is aims to improve the accuracy of taxpayer information by leveraging technology and data analytics.

​Ms Julia Chigbue, representative of Conceptual Limited said training directly addresses the issues of inaccurate and incomplete taxpayer data, which often lead to tax evasion and a smaller tax base than there should be.

Chigbue stressed that by focusing on data accuracy, the FIRS hopes to increase revenue generation and ensure that everyone pays their fair share of taxes.

Earlier, the Head of the Federal Inland Revenue Training School in Lagos, Mr. Silas Simon Kunshuwat welcome the participants and said the training is part of a broader strategy by the FIRS to reform Nigeria’s tax landscape.

According to him, the agency has been actively working to promote a culture of voluntary compliance through various initiatives, including workshops and collaborations with other government bodies like the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

​”The overarching goal of this training is to create a more robust and transparent tax system that is fair to taxpayers and efficient for the government, thereby helping to boost the nation’s economic development”, Kunshuwat concluded.