February 7, 2025
Vunoklang, Hayin Gada, Off Mubi Road, jimeta - Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria
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Members of Adamawa State tax board pledges commitment to carry out tax education for improved service delivery.

 

 

 

 

Taxation is a key ingredient in the social contract between citizens and the economy.

 

 

 

How taxes are raised and spent can determine a government’s legitimacy.

 

 

However, taxpayers at the grassroot in Adamawa State have appealed to members of the State tax board to unify the process of tax collection to encourage them to pay their taxes as and when due.

 

 

 

Some taxpayers, Hamza Baba, Malam Adamu and Malam Umaru decried the level at which multiple tax collectors visit them to collect tax money without proper means of identification.

 

 

Addressing the plight of taxpayers with regards to multiple tax collections, board members of the Adamawa State Internally Generated Revenue Service, Director of Taxes, Salihu Savannah, Esther Tarfa, of the Payee Department and Director Tax audit and Special Investigation, Maxwell Thaddawus said taxation is an obligation of citizens.

 

 

 

Members of the tax board therefore expressed readiness to carry out taxpayer education in a bid to address the issues of multiple tax collection to encourage taxpayers pay their taxes as and when due for rapid development of the State and enable citizens enjoy the dividends of democracy.

 

 

A Consultant of Taxes with State2State, Akinsanya Niyi, advised members of the tax board to be fair with the tax system to ensure accuracy of taxpayer’s declaration and charged them to be conversant in all the areas of tax law and principles, and to understand the risk associated with their activities in the field.

 

 

 

Explaining the need to increase efficiency in sub-national government operations with taxpayers money, State2State acting team lead in Adamawa State, Suzanne Myada said, it will improve the standard of living in the state and encouraged members of the Adamawa State tax board to document taxpayers records for effective and efficient service delivery.

 

 

 

Myada therefore stressed the need for members of the Adamawa State Tax Board to improve responsiveness to citizens needs with focus on areas of education, heath, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).

 

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