Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) don clear ground again say January 31, 2026, na final final deadline for all employers for Lagos to file their 2025 Annual Tax Returns. No be suggestion o, na law. If you be oga wey dey pay salary or dey use vendors, this message na for you direct.
According to statement wey dem drop on Thursday, January 19, LIRS boss, Dr Ayodele Subair, say make employers no dey form forgetful. The matter follow the new Nigeria Tax Administration Act 2025 (NTAA), and dem no dey use style for this kind thing.
As e be so, whether your company big like Third Mainland Bridge or small like street kiosk with two staff, tax filing dey compulsory. Lagos no dey hear “I no know” story again.
Who Must File & Wetin You Must Submit
Dr Subair explain say employers suppose submit full details of salary, allowances, compensation, and even money wey dem pay to vendors, consultants and service providers. Plus, all taxes wey suppose enter government purse for 2025 must enter correct correct.
Section 14 of the NTAA 2025 talk am clear: all employers must file detailed annual returns of employees’ emoluments, taxes deducted and remitted, on or before January 31 every year. Miss am, and you don miss road.
LIRS also warn say failure to comply go attract statutory punishment, from administrative penalties to other wahala wey fit make sleep no sweet. As dem dey talk am for street: tax no be by gra-gra.
eTax Only & Final Warning from LIRS Oga
For Lagos State, LIRS don lock door for manual filing. eTax platform na the only approved way. If you still dey carry file go office, na nostalgia you dey do. Everything don go digital to make life easy and tracking sharp.
Dr Subair even advise say make compliance dey part of everyday business habit, no be last-minute panic. E say early and correct filing dey help Lagos plan better and keep the state financially stable.
As the LIRS chairman yarn am finish with street wisdom:
“Better to dey free for forest than dey center of everything and still dey live inside cage.”
Translation: file your tax on time make you no enter tax prison. No allow Jan 31 catch you sleep.
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