{"id":119797,"date":"2025-06-16T19:47:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T18:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=119797"},"modified":"2025-06-16T19:47:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T18:47:45","slug":"firs-opens-tax-offices-weekends-to-ease-filing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/firs-opens-tax-offices-weekends-to-ease-filing\/","title":{"rendered":"FIRS Opens Tax Offices Weekends to Ease Filing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By Daniel Adaji<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has directed all tax offices to operate on weekends throughout the month of June to support taxpayers during the peak of the Companies Income Tax (CIT) season.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The directive, issued by FIRS Chairman Zacch Adedeji, is part of efforts to improve service delivery and help companies meet the June 30 deadline for filing annual tax returns.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Dare Adekanmbi, Special Adviser on Media to the FIRS chairman, disclosed this in a statement shared with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/pointblanknews.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1750182211127000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2mHq8CDGV3wknM5NzyfScQ\">pointblanknews.com<\/a>\u00a0on Monday.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThis is part of Adedeji\u2019s commitment to matching the agency\u2019s customer-centric policy with tangible action,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Under the new schedule, tax offices will open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays and 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sundays, starting from June 14 through June 29.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The management said the weekend openings are designed to \u201cease the process for taxpayers, enhance service delivery, and maximize tax collection during this critical period.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A joint directive signed by the Coordinating Directors of the Large Taxpayers Group (LTG), Government and Medium Taxpayers Group (GMTG), and Emerging Taxpayers Group (ETG)\u2014Ms Amina Ado, Dr Dick Irri, and Mr Kabir Abba\u2014stated, \u201cAs you are aware, the month of June marks the peak of the annual Companies Income Tax (CIT) filing season, with many taxpayers whose financial year ends 31st December expected to file their tax returns by June 30.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>They added, \u201cManagement has approved extension of tax office operations to weekends for the month of June 2025.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Since assuming office, Adedeji has led reforms aimed at transforming the FIRS from a tax-collecting agency to a service-oriented institution, making it easier for taxpayers to comply with their obligations.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Daniel Adaji The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has directed all tax offices to operate on weekends throughout the month of June to support taxpayers during the peak of&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96182,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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