apps.firs.gov.ng Verify TIN : Federal Inland Revenue Service Nigeria

Organization : Federal Inland Revenue Service
Facility : Verify TIN
Country : Nigeria
Website : https://apps.firs.gov.ng/tinverification/

Verify TIN :

** Enter the Number Registered with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) preceded by the corresponding alphabets e.g RC12345 for Corporate entities with CAC Registration number 12345 and BN12345 for Enterprises or as the case may be.

Related : Federal Inland Revenue Service E-Filing Nigeria : www.statusin.org/30088.html

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About Us :
The Federal Inland Revenue Service started as part of a colonial tax organisation under the name Inland Revenue Department of Anglophone West Africa. The department’s scope of administration covered Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and the Gambia.

In 1943, the Nigerian Inland Revenue Department was carved out of the Inland Revenue Department of Anglophone West Africa and established as an autonomous body under the supervision of the Commissioner of Income Tax.

FAQs :
1. What happens when a taxpayer`s payment is posted to a wrong tax office?
This can only be possible if the taxpayer does not have a TIN or the bank`s branch teller entered a wrong TIN which is either for another taxpayer or the TIN does not even exist.

The system administrator, if informed officially, will reclassify the tax office or such payment. In cases where the taxpayer does not exist in the database, the registration officer will create the taxpayer and the system will generate a valid TIN for the taxpayer.

Also, in cases where the TIN was wrongly assigned to a tax office, the TIN can be redirected to the correct office.

2. How does FIRS prevent issuance of multiple receipts for same payment?
The automated receipts and credit notes issuance will eliminate issuance of multiple receipts.

3. If a taxpayer gives a cheque to a bank office without going to the bank, how can the taxpayer now whether payment has been made to FIRS account?
The taxpayer should insist on the bank delivering the e-ticket to him which will indicate the date and time payment was captured into FIRS account by the bank.

4. If someone lives in Kaduna and pays his tax there, can he obtain his TCC in Abuja ?
No, one can only obtain his/her TCC from the Tax Authority where the person is registered for tax purposes and has been paying his taxes in compliance with the rule of residence as contained in the tax law.

5. Is medical allowance taxed?
Yes. If it is paid directly to the hospital, Withholding Tax (WHT) should be deducted and if it is given to an employee in the form of allowance, it is taxed under PAYE.

6. Can a taxpayer pay to any collecting bank branch?
Yes. There are no designated bank branches for any tax offices or tax types. All approved Lead/Collecting banks can collect for all offices and tax types.

7. What is the process involved in getting back tax payment erroneously credited in the name of the depositor instead of the taxpayer?
Any tax paid in error can be reversed by the collecting bank within 24 hours if the bank is put on notice within the period.

However, if the error was not detected on time, refund can be made by FIRS on request through e-payment platform with the option to use it to set-off future tax.

8. Why does it take more than two weeks to issue TCC even if the taxpayer pays tax in cash?
TCC can only be issued only after all taxes payable by the taxpayer for the past three preceding years have been paid. The statutory standard of issuing TCC within two weeks is still in force.

However, the two weeks start to count only after all taxes have been paid and from the day the taxpayer files application for TCC with the Tax office and not from the date of payment of taxes to the Banks.