The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has directed all banks in Nigeria to immediately identify and close any tax or levy collection accounts not authorised through its TaxPro Max platform.
The directive was issued in a public notice titled “Directive to Close Unauthorised FIRS Tax Collection Accounts”, signed by the Executive Chairman of FIRS, Dr. Zacch Adedeji, and released to journalists on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Media, Dare Adekanmbi.
According to the FIRS, the move is part of broader efforts to enhance operational efficiency, ensure transparency in tax administration, and standardize tax collection and reconciliation processes nationwide.
“Effective immediately, all tax and levy collections on behalf of FIRS must be processed exclusively pursuant to an assessment raised on the TaxPro Max platform,” the notice stated.
The agency further instructed all banks involved in its Collection, Remittance, and Reconciliation Scheme to comply with the directive within the stipulated timeframe.
