lasg-ebs-rcm.com Electronic Tax Clearance Certificate e-TCC Online Submission & Verification : Lagos State Electronic Banking System of Revenue Cycle Management

Organization : Lagos State Electronic Banking System of Revenue Cycle Management
Type of Facility : Electronic Tax Clearance Certificate e-TCC Online Submission & Verification
Country: Nigeria
Website : https://lagos.ebs-rcm.com/

Electronic Tax Clearance Certificate (e-TCC) :

The Electronic Tax Clearance Certificate (e-TCC) is a new system of issuing tax clearance certificates in Lagos State. It replaces the old paper and manually processed Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC).

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The e-TCC is a project embarked upon by the Lagos State Government to remove the abuses, which characterised the administration of the old TCC in the state.

The abuses included:
Lots of fake Tax Clearance Certificates (TCC) in circulation
Loss of revenue by the State due to large scale fraud and malpractices
Tax evasion
Delay in issuing TCC to Taxpayers
Poor identification of taxpayers

Objective:
The objective of the e-TCC project is to increase the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the State through:

Pay As You Earn (PAYE):
Direct Assessment of Individual Taxpayers
Capturing of more Taxpayers into the Tax Net

Benefits:
The e-TCC project has many benefits to both the State Government and individual taxpayers:

Benefits to LASG – Benefits to Individuals:
Identification of Taxpayers – Serves As Identity Card to the Holder
Elimination of fake Tax Clearance Certificates (TCC) in circulation – Data Integrity
TaxPayer Enumeration – Reinforces Taxpayer Assurance that all Payments would be remitted to the Government Coffers by the various Agencies
Attraction of more Taxpayers to the Tax Net – Card is Durable and Portable
Easy Reconciliation of Tax Returns – Provides Easy Access to Taxpayer Payment History
Total remittance of all collected revenues into Government coffers- Eliminates Delay in obtaining TCC

Goals Achieved:
Several goals have been achieved in the e-TCC project.

They include:
** Development of an Application Form
** Installation of Information Technology Facilities such as Computers, Printers, Internet Access and Generators at the Tax Stations
** Distribution of Customised Terminals/Card Readers to designated places and Tax offices
** Maintenance of Database to Ensure Data Integrity
** Staging of Vigorous Enlightenment Campaigns to Create Public Awareness
** Training of Resource Persons for the Project
** Continuous Cost-benefit Analysis of the Project
** Gathering of Accurate and Timely Taxpayers Data
** Provision of Logistic Support for the Project
** Identification of Project Implementation Team/Committee

Data Capture by Banks:
Accurate data supplied by both the banks and taxpayers are crucial to the success of the project. The banks are to:
1. Capture Accurate Taxpayer Information at the Point of their making Payments at the Banks
2. Ensure that all Taxpayers Accurately complete the Necessary Fields on the Deposit Slips
3. Capture Accurate Taxpayer Data before Transmitting them into their Systems and Subsequently to ABC

Note:
Inaccurate Information from either Taxpayers or Banks will delay the Processing of the e-TCC or outright cancellation of receipt. Banks that Fail to comply with the Foregoing directives would be advised to withdraw from EBS-RCM scheme.

Provision of Infrastructures:
The State Government provides the following infrastructures at the Tax Station
** Computers
** Printers
** Generators
** Internet Access

Note :
Where the State Government fails to provide the above facilities, ABC would provide them in order not to delay the project

e-TCC Customisation:
The card has the following features:
** A hybrid card system comprising a smart chip on the front and a magnetic strip at the back
** Carries a picture of the taxpayer and the logo of the State and the Coats of Arms
** Interfaces with terminals on database through web-enabled and customized Application Programming Interfaces (API) running on window 2000/XP

Publicity and Enlightenment Campaigns:
The Lagos State Government stages public enlightenment and awareness campaigns to educate and enlighten the public on:
** The introduction and continuous use of e-TCC as a replacement for the paper-based TCC
** Importance of supplying accurate information by taxpayer when completing the e-TCC application form, the deposit slips at the designated banks when remitting taxes.