The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has directed banks nationwide to immediately identify and close any tax and levy collection accounts not authorised under its TaxPro Max platform.
According to reports, this move aims to promote transparency and uniformity in tax collection.
The directive was disclosed in a public notice titled “Directive to close unauthorised FIRS tax collection accounts,” issued by the FIRS Chairman, Zacch Adedeji, and circulated to journalists on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media, Dare Adekanmbi.
According to the notice, all tax and levy collections must now be processed exclusively through assessments generated on the TaxPro Max system.
The FIRS warned that all banks participating in its collection, remittance, and reconciliation scheme must comply without delay, discontinue the use of unauthorised accounts, and ensure only transactions initiated from the TaxPro Max platform are processed.
Developed locally, the TaxPro Max platform facilitates key tax activities such as taxpayer registration, filing of returns, payment processing, and the issuance of tax clearance certificates.
It was introduced to streamline tax administration and support the FIRS’s broader digitalisation agenda.
The FIRS counts on the cooperation of banks to ensure a smooth transition to the centralised TaxPro Max system. As the agency stated, “We count on your cooperation to ensure a smooth transition to this centralised system, thereby contributing to a more transparent and efficient tax collection process.”
Taxpayers and stakeholders seeking clarification can contact the FIRS’s Revenue Accounting and Refund Department, reports revealed.
