The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, on Wednesday addressed Nigeria’s recent tax reforms, as industry leaders deliberated progress and drawbacks.
Adedeji, represented by the Acting Director of the Medium Taxpayers Department, South, Oti Olaniyi, described the restructuring of FIRS as a customer-centric shift designed to improve efficiency and responsiveness.
The FIRS chairman said this at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Organised Private Sector Stakeholders’ Engagement on Emerging Tax Matters.
Adedeji noted that the agency’s transformation focused on decentralising operations, embracing technology, and streamlining tax services, including the introduction of the ‘TaxPro Max’ platform, which simplified tax filing and enhanced compliance through e-filing, e-reporting, and other digital solutions.
“FIRS is committed to a customer-focused service delivery aimed at boosting voluntary compliance and increasing revenue generation,” he said. According to the FIRS boss, the agency’s new structure includes three operational groups—small, medium, and large taxpayers—to address the needs of various taxpayer segments more effectively.
He emphasised the agency’s need to broaden the tax base, owing to Nigeria’s heavy reliance on oil revenues and a means to promote diversification into non-oil revenues to meet infrastructure needs and grow the economy.
