The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has urged ministries, departments, and agencies and other employers of labour in the FCT to file their 2023 returns before January 31st.

The FCT-IRS Head of Corporate Communications, Mustapha Sumaila, made the call in a statement to journalists in Abuja on Sunday.

Mr Sumaila stressed that failure to file the returns within the stipulated period would attract sanctions in accordance with the provisions of the law.

He said that the directive was in line with Section 41 of the Personal Income Tax Act, 2011 (as amended).

According to him, the Act mandates employers of labour in the FCT to file annual returns before January 31st of every year, using the prescribed forms, Form G and Form H1, respectively.

He also said that Sections 94, 95, and 96 of the Act equally stipulate penalties for non-filing, incorrect, false declaration, and late submission.

He added that the service would not hesitate to enforce the laws against defaulters.

“Organisations that wish to file their returns online should visit www.fctirs.gov.ng and click on create an account or login for those who already have accounts.

“The organisations should then proceed to any of the FCT-IRS offices to submit electronic copies of their returns.

“The forms are also available in the 15 offices in the FCT, including the FCT-IRS Headquarters, for those who may want to file manually,” he said.

He urged employers of labour, organisations, and other agents to file their returns before the January 31 deadline to avoid penalties for late filing or non-filing in accordance with the law.

(NAN)