The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has unveiled a user-friendly e-portal to improve the quality of tax services and promote efficient tax administration.

The acting FCT-IRS executive chairman, Haruna Abdullahi, explained at the event in Abuja on Tuesday that the platform would harmonise convenience, transparency, and accountability in tax administration.

Mr Abdullahi said the platform included the IRS collection, receipting, assessment, and Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC).

He added that the platform heralded an era where taxpayers could navigate their obligations easily and efficiently, all at the click of a button from the comfort of their homes or offices.

The FCT-IRS boss described the feat as a significant milestone in revolutionising revenue management and collection.

He said that the e-portal harnesses technology to enable taxpayers and tax administrators to interact transparently, efficiently, and user-friendly.

“The e-portal stands as a testament to our unwavering dedication to our mission to provide effective and efficient tax administration through continuous innovation.

“This platform will help us bridge the gap between tradition and modernity and propelling tax management further into the digital age. Whether you’re an individual taxpayer, a business owner, or a tax consultant, this platform has been meticulously designed to meet your needs and exceed your expectations.

“Some of the features include the promotion of ease of doing business within the FCT, enhancement of accessibility to important tax-related services, simplified and streamlined tax services, among other things,” Mr Abdullai said.

Unveiling the portal, James Olukotun, acting director of ICT, explained that it was a cloud-based application designed for tax collection, receipt, assessment, TCC management, return filing, registration, reporting, and all revenue management services.

Mr Olukotun added that the platform was embedded with a Revenue Management System portal and self-service e-portal.

He explained that the RMS was designed for FCT-IRS officers to, among other things, perform the functions of collection, registration, assessment, return filling, reporting, receipting, and TCC issuance.

He said that e-portal self-service, on the other hand, allowed taxpayers and tax administrators to interact transparently, efficiently, and user-friendly.

The portal’s dashboard showed that the FCT-IRS had collected N1.6 billion this week and N1.9 billion so far in March. The portal also showed that N25.5 billion have been collected in 2024, with an average daily collection of N23.3 million.

The dashboard revealed that the revenue service has 1.5 million taxpayers in its tax net, of which 392,737 are corporate taxpayers while 1.1 million are individuals.

(NAN)

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