The Anambra State Government has intensified its revenue generation drive as the Anambra Internal Revenue Service (AIRS) confirmed sending direct tax notices to Anambra indigenes and residents through text messages.

According to NAN, this was confirmed by the Head, Public Relations Unit, Personal Income Tax, AIRS, Mrs Sylvia Uzoma Ngige, who admitted that the text messages originated from the service.

Mrs Ngige explained that the charges are statutory obligations of earning citizens to the government, adding that it was a direct tax charged on the income of a person and that what was payable is dependent on the amount of income which the person earns from economic activities.

What the AIRS official is saying

Mrs Ngige said those who got the messages and claimed they lived outside Anambra should go to the online portal of the Service and file returns.

She said, “According to law, the government may impose a tax on PIT of an individual and entity, and a development levy which is a flat charge imposed on every taxable person typically within a State.

“In the case of those living outside Anambra, they must have obtained Anambra State Social Identity number (ANSSID) now Anambra State Identity Number (ASIN) and made a transaction with Anambra Government.

“ASIN is the citizens’ tax identification with the state, since he claimed he lives in Lagos and does business there, the expectation is that he should file a return and pay to the Lagos State government.

“They should also file a return to the Anambra government with evidence to prove that they declared all income in their states of residence and are not supposed to pay PIT to the Anambra government.’

What is contained in the text message

A sample of the demand tax notice reads, “Dear …, you are in default of remitting N175,117.34 as Personal Income Tax for 2021 to ANSI. Pay now to avoid further penalties. www.Anambra.tax.”

However, some indigenes and residents of Anambra have since expressed their displeasure at the text messages and indiscriminate distribution of tax demand notices by AIRS, wondering how AIRS arrived at the sum for everyone despite the differences in their earnings.

They added that the same text messages were sent to even pensioners and some Anambra indigenes residing outside the state asking for the same amount as tax.

In case you missed it

Nairametrics had on March 29 reported that the Anambra State Government through the AIRS had announced that it will commence the enforcement of payment of all outstanding tax liabilities by businesses and individuals in the state with effect from April 1.

The outstanding tax bill which was put at N513.9 billion by the outgone Chairman of AIRS, Dr David Nzekwu, was captured in the agency’s database under the Anambra Social Service Identity (ANSSID) number and is owned by about 2.1 million taxpayers.

The newly appointed Executive Chairman of AIRS, Richard Madiebo, had urged Anambra residents to check the SSID portal for their status and, thereafter, proceed with relevant actions of filing and payment.

He said that those who were yet to pay should go to the nearest commercial bank with their ANSSID number to pay their taxes and/or levies.

https://nairametrics.com/2022/04/23/anambra-goes-tough-on-revenue-drive-confirms-sending-tax-notices-to-residents-indigenes/

All the Igbo lunatics insulting Lagos on over taxation I want to hear what you have to say now

Lol, aggressive tax collection. No shingbai in Anambra treasury and Soludo dey find money to meet up high expectations.
What does Anambra has that could attract investors or migration to the state?.
If Soludo could make land a bit cheaper and open up job opportunities to outsiders in the state, it would help improve revenue.

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Well done. Just relocating. If they send me the SMS, I too will pay.

I hate Nigerian mentality. I paid to Lagos while in Lagos. I will pay.

Up Nigeria.

so long as we see were the money dey go for infrastructure then no problem!

but obulu na ona aba n'akpa nzizo, then nzogbu ga adi n'oche ndi six!

He needs to raise revenue.

The Supreme Court Judgement might be in favour of the Rivers State Government next month, it will affect lots of states in Nigeria negatively for some time.

soludo will disappoint alot of people , personal income tax 176k . how much did the person earned in a year when you take 176k. let's be watching

If these government agents are also aggressive in going to people offices, shops and houses to give dividends of democracy just they way they aggressively go out to register people and give them TAX IDs, it would have made sense.

When its to share dividends, pensions, salaries to citizens, government officers will claims logistical problems but when it is time to share bills, Tax bills, Waste bills, Water bills, signage bills, Radio/TV levies etc, the government crooks will perform beyond expections and ensure everybody gets the bill. Nonsense!