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FIRS Announces New TCC Regime

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Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced a new Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) regime. This was announced in a public notice signed by Mr. Muhammad Nami, chairman, FIRS.

The Service also announced that it is offering a 30- day window to enable taxpayers obtain TCC.

The new TCC regime, according to a the public notice, will make it easier for taxpayers to obtain TCC personally  signed the public notice, designed to make

The FIRS Chairman noted that the offer to ease issuance of  TCC is in accordance with the provisions of Section 101 (1) of CITA LFN 2004 and in conformity with Self-Assessment Regulation, 2011.

He warned that the Service will not fail to invoke the provisions of the  law, including enforcement and imposition of lien if it is apparent that a taxpayer has misled the FIRS to issue a TCC.

“Following the numerous complaints received from our esteemed taxpayers with respect to difficulties encountered before obtaining Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) and the fact that taxpayers need TCC to enable them to, inter alia, seek and obtain contracts and loans, renew permits, registrations, franchises, agreements and/or licenses that will invariably generate revenue from which taxes will be paid, Management has looked into the above complaints and has taken steps to ease the process of obtaining TCC.

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