The Lagos State Inner 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 yr of evaluation on or earlier than March 31.
Nonetheless, in a press release signed by Monsurat Amasa-Oyelude, Head of Company Communications, on Monday, the Govt Chairman of LIRS, Ayodele Subair, stated the extension provides taxpayers extra time to finish their filings.
Subair stated people should prioritise well timed submission of their returns, stressing that tax compliance must 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 means of the LIRS eTax platform stays the one accepted methodology for submitting annual returns, as guide filings have been utterly phased out.
“People are due to this fact required to file their returns completely by means of the LIRS eTax portal: https://etax.lirs.internet,” he added.
Subair described the platform as “safe, user-friendly, and accessible 24/7”.
“People to make sure that their TaxID (Tax Identification Quantity) is appropriately captured of their submissions,” the LIRS chairman added.
He additional suggested people requiring help to go to any LIRS workplace or contact the company by means of its official communication channels.
Faridah Abdulkadiri
Times Nigeria