LASG Launch Tax Portal For individuals, Corporate Organisations

In order to improve tax registration, grow tax database and collection in Lagos, the state government has created a portal for taxpayers and employed residents yet to enrol into the tax base of the state.

Ekohotblog understands that the tax portal is an initiative that ensures ease of tax administration in Lagos State and eliminates cumbersome procedures, allowing taxpayers to monitor and access their tax information. To access your tax details as a registered taxpayer, what you need is your tax payer’s name.

Using the portal requires that an individual or corporate organization provides its payer’s name or other company detail, the tax payer’s ID, email, phone, and address will be made available. However, if a stranger has access to a tax payer’s name or other company detail, then he or she could gain access to other vital details.

Although that the tax portal is still reportedly in a test phase although it is open for the public to see through this link.

Meanwhile, our source also reported that the current number of taxpayers in Lagos currently stands about 400,000 in a State with over 20 million people although the number is not necessarily based on the adult population.

What you need to know:

The Lagos State government has been rolling out various initiatives to promote tax awareness in the state. It is one of the key revenue generation for the state. Apart from the tax portal, it was disclosed in July that the state was considering using Biometric Verification Number (BVN) to facilitate tax collection and expand tax base. The decision was, however, hit by criticism.