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hana Revenue Authority Visits FIRSOladapo Babatunde

n an effort to promote bilateral

interactions on tax matters, the Ghanath

Revenue Authority on April 19 , 2011 sent

legates from Ghana to the Federal Inland

venue Service. The delegates who were

ceived by the Ag ECFIRS Alhaji Kabir Mashi,

ere made up of GRA Ass is tant

mmissioner of Custom Isaac Crentsil,

ad, Public Relations, Ministry of Finance,

ana, Cecilia Isabella Akwete and Isaac Yaw

boam, from the GRA Policy and Planning

partment.

cording to the head of the Ghanian

legation, Isaac Crentsil, the visit to the FIRS

predicated on the need to solicit Nigeria

pport for the upcoming West African

ministration Tax Forum, WATAF. The

nference which is expected to holdnd th

tween the 2 and 4 of May, 2012 focuses

Indirect Taxes. It is on this premise that

geria`s technical support is required due to

e experience gathered by the FIRS on the

roduction of VAT to the Nigeria Tax system.

The sub-regional gathering is jointly hosted b

WATAF, GRA and the International Tax Investmen

Centre.Speaking further, Centsil acknowledge

the pioneering efforts of FIRS in the sub-regiona

body towards harmonizing tax practices in Wes

Africa.

While responding, the Ag ECFIRS Alhaji Mashicommended the bridge building efforts of th

GRA which he described as exemplary. H

however stated that he would be unavailable fo

the conference due to coincidence of anothe

official engagement. He also stressed that thi

will not affect the participation of FIRS, becaus

the Service would be represented by capabl

hands at the conference and every neede

support would be rendered to ensure the succes

of the programme.

Also speaking in same light, Director Large Ta

Department Abuja, A.J. Bamidele expressedelight on the visit of the GRA contingent. H

stressed that this will further enhance th

existing relationship between the two ta

authorities. The delegation also visited th

Comptroller General, Nigerian Immigratio

Service before departure.

apinu Ndule

The contingent from Ghana RevenueAuthority at the meeting with Ag.ECFIRS

Ag.ECFIRS Alh Kabir Mashi receivingdocuments from GRA .

OG Brainstorms on Taxess Ag. ECFIRS makes inaugural appearance

s the Service prepares ground

to generate more revenue in

A2012, the Registration, Returns

d Filling Programs Department, had

strategic workshop to draw a road

p to assist the Service in fulfilling its

lection objective. The two day event

ich was held at Chelsea hotel Abuja,th

18 and 19 of April, 2012 drew

rticipants from Standards and

mpliance group across all FIRS/FCT

ices.

e event was flagged off by the Acting

' E n f o r c i n g T a x L a w s i n t h e

Administration of Stamp Duties for

Maximum Revenue Yield' presented by

Ag. CD/S&CG Andy Ejemeyovwi and

'Key issues in Enterprise and Personal

Income Tax administration', presented

by D/I & E, Mr P.A. Olayemi.

The program was rounded off with

syndicate sessions that provided a

platform for practical discussions and

applications of the papers. Participants

shared ideas on how to maximize the

amended PITA, requirements for

administering a modern Stamp Duties

and checks and sanctions against

evasion of capital gains tax.

Executive Chairman, Alhaji Kabir

Mashi, who made an inaugural speech

as the Ag. ECFIRS. He stated that the

event was timely as it affects the

important areas of the Service

especially the Personal Income Tax

which was recently amended and

passed into law. He also stressed that

Management is aware of the

challenges of staff and is ready to assist

staff achieve their set target. He

enjoined staff to familiarize themselves

with the amended PITA 2011 as this

provides a platform for improving the

overall tax administration.There were four papers presented at

the event which addressed various

areas of tax administration. Board

member, Dr. Mike Abani represented

by Mr Opanike Moses, gave a

presentation on: 'Overcoming Tax

Evasion and Avoidance in Capital Gains

Tax'. Mr Oyedele O. of PWC

professional Services delivered a paper

on 'Capital Gain Tax: ApplicableStrategy to Realizing Optimum

Revenue Collection'.

Other papers presented were: ECFIRS and Management Staffher for a group photograph after the

A cross section of participants theevent.


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I am Excited About The New FIRS Structure -D/MOD

e have taken a lot, probably much more

n we can chewbecause something

ppened and we realized we needed to

iate projects and this made our projects to

rrun, because we were not prepared for

m . These words summed up the view of

Director Modernization, Chiaka Okoye onous projects in FIRS, in a recent interview

h the Bulletin crew of Communications and

son Department. The D/MOD further

lained that the rush for projects to close

gap on lost time also created the challenge

etting competent Project Managers.

on this premise that D/MOD expressed her

on the new FIRS structure. She stated that

has given the Project Management Office

deserved recognition . According to her,

ert Advisors had complained about project

ms report channel which slowed down thegress of the projects. With the new

ucture, Modernization now has the Office

he Coordinating Director, who represents

PMO at the Management level. when the

w structure was announced, I was very

ited ,we now have projects as part of

vice KPI and a Coordinating Director who

to be on my case instead of the other way

nd and now the project teams report to the

O which is the proper thing, she said.

aking further on how to ensure the buy-in

by 8:15 and instruct all staff who are late to

report to HCM to explain their reason for

lateness, but I realized I was the only director

doing this so I changed. She however stated

that in the area of artifacts, staff have

embraced changes, like dressing and display of

ID cards, but she posits that there is much to be

done especially in the area of core value.

MOD training is one of the major trainings staff

love to be identified with and the D/MOD

would not shy away from the issue as she

explained that all departments training needs

have been captured. She acknowledged

receiving complaints from staff on not being

sent for training but she stressed that most

trainings have specific areas of coverage. Most

training interventions from ERGP perspective

are tailored towards tax administration and tax

audit. However there are miscellaneous

training that we have captured for other

departments this year, she explained

Regardless of the recent achievements by the

Service D/MOD maintains that there is huge

uncovered ground and this explains her passion

for the FIRS. She said I am very passionate

about FIRS, because I see a lot that needs to be

done. For the first time in my occupational

career I see myself staying on this job beyond

three years, which is the maximum number of

years I have ever stayed in any organization.

of Leadership at all levels, the D/MOD

explained that it is the expectation of

Management that various departments take

ownership of different projects; this explains

the decision to discourage the use of

consultants. She said for instance HCM is

developing implementation bill for SAP HRbecause they own it, while we manage it from

the PMO, so the initial driving force are the

Managers.

Cultural change in the Service is an area that

has received positive commendation from

external stake holders, but the D/MOD does

not share this line of thought when she said I

see FIRS as fixed and unwilling to embrace

changes. Initially when I joined the Service I

come to work before 8:00 am, lock up the door

y Ayorinde Aghede

D/MOD sharing her views with the StaffBulletin crew

or comments, feedback, and submission of inputs, pleaseontact:Nneka Ifekuwuna - or 08083708393

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