The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has reaffirmed January 31 as the deadline for all employers of workers to file their annual tax returns.
A statement by LIRS Head of Corporate Communications, Monsurat Amasa-Oyelude, quoted its CEO, Ayodele Subair, as saying that employers of workers with companies within the state must comply with the deadline, or risk paying fines and other legal sanctions described in section 81 (3) of the Personal Income Tax (Amendment) Act 2011.
Subair said the exclusive platform for filing annual income tax returns in Lagos State remains the LIRS e-Tax portal: https://etax.lirs.net.
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While maintaining that manual filing was no longer permitted, he urged companies and employers to take advantage of the e-Tax portal for filing, citing its user-friendly, convenient and secure nature.
“The e-Tax portal is designed for the convenience of taxpayers, making tax transactions easily accessible from the comfort of their homes and offices,” Subair said.
He emphasized that the taxpayer ID is a mandatory requirement for all employers to submit their annual income tax returns on the e-tax portal. He urged them to generate a taxpayer ID (where applicable) for their employees and submit their PAYE returns through the portal.
Subair revealed that to facilitate compliance and address any concerns related to filing, the agency had deployed its staff in various offices to assist taxpayers in using the portal.