The Lagos State Inside Income Service (LIRS) has prolonged the deadline for submitting particular person annual earnings tax returns to April 14.
The company had earlier directed particular person taxpayers in Lagos to submit their annual tax returns for the 2026 12 months of evaluation on or earlier than March 31.
Nevertheless, in a press release signed by Monsurat Amasa-Oyelude, Head of Company Communications, on Monday, the Government Chairman of LIRS, Ayodele Subair, mentioned the extension offers taxpayers extra time to finish their filings.
Subair mentioned people should prioritise well timed submission of their returns, stressing that tax compliance needs to be handled as a routine obligation.
He added that the extension is designed to permit taxpayers to submit correct returns with out errors.
The chairman additionally acknowledged that digital submitting by way of the LIRS eTax platform stays the one accredited technique for submitting annual returns, as handbook filings have been utterly phased out.
âPeople are due to this fact required to file their returns solely by way of the LIRS eTax portal: https://etax.lirs.web,â he added.
Subair described the platform as âsafe, user-friendly, and accessible 24/7â.
âPeople to make sure that their TaxID (Tax Identification Quantity) is accurately captured of their submissions,â the LIRS chairman added.
He additional suggested people requiring help to go to any LIRS workplace or contact the company by way of its official communication channels.
Faridah Abdulkadiri
Times Nigeria