The Federal Capital Territory Inside Income Service (FCT-IRS), has referred to as on Ministries, Departments and Businesses (MDAs), and different employers of labour within the Federal Capital Terrritory, FCT, to file their 2023 returns earlier than Jan. thirty first.
The FCT-IRS Head of Company Communications, Mr Mustapha Sumaila, made the decision in an announcement launched in Abuja on Sunday.
Sumaila emphasised that failure to file the returns inside the stipulated interval would appeal to sanctions in accordance with the provisions of the legislation.
In line with him, the directive was in keeping with Part 41 of the Private Earnings Tax Act (PITA), 2011 (as amended).
The Act, he mentioned, mandates all employers of labour within the FCT to file annual returns earlier than Jan. thirty first of yearly, utilizing the prescribed varieties – Type G and Type H1, respectively.
He additionally mentioned that sections 94, 95 and 96 of the Act equally stipulate penalties for non-filing, false declaration, and late submission.
He added that the Service wouldn’t hesitate to implement the legal guidelines on defaulters.
“Organisations that want to file their returns on-line ought to go to www.fctirs.gov.ng and click on on create account or click on on login for many who have already got accounts.
“The organisations ought to then proceed to any of the FCT-IRS workplaces to submit digital copies of their returns,” he mentioned.