Court stops FIRS from collecting VAT, PIT, other taxes in states

A federal high court presided by Justice Stephen Pam in Port Harcourt, on Monday gave a directive, stating that the law doesn’t back FIRS authority above state governments. The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has been ordered to stop demanding and collecting value-added tax (VAT) and personal income tax (PIT) across Nigeria. The tax agency (first defendant) […]