Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has directed the extension of tax offices operations to weekends for the month of June.
The directive, as stated in a statement by Dare Adekanmbi, Special Adviser (Media) to the FIRS chairman, is part of Adedeji’s commitment to matching the agency’s customer-centric policy with tangible action.
With the directive, tax offices are expected to open for business from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday and 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday throughout the remaining month of June.
The weekend service, according to the statement, started on 14 June and will end on Sunday, 29 June.
“It is aimed at helping companies who are mandated by law to file their tax returns by the end of the month meet up with the deadline,” it was added.
Consequent upon Adedeji’s approval, the Coordinating Directors of Large Taxpayers Group (LTG), Government and Medium Taxpayers Group (GMTG) as well as Emerging Taxpayers Group (ETG), Ms Amina Ado, Dr Dick Irri and Mr Kabir Abba, respectively, have conveyed the decision of the management to all staff in the tax offices in the three groups.
“As you are aware, the month of June marks the peak of the annual Companies Income Tax (CIT) filling season, with many taxpayers whose financial year ends 31st December expected to file their tax returns by 30 June.
“To ease the process for taxpayers, enhance service delivery, and maximise tax collection during this critical period, management has approved extension of tax office operations to weekends for the month of June 2025,” it was stated in a directive jointly signed by the three Coordinating Directors.
Recall that the FIRS chairman, on assumption of office, reorganised tax operations for ease of tax payment, leading to the transformation of the agency from merely being a tax-collecting entity to a service-providing body.
