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Kano IRS Commissions Compliance Office, Raises Revenue Target

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;3 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">The Kano State Internal Revenue Service &lpar;KIRS&rpar; has commissioned a new Compliance and Enforcement office to provide staff with a conducive working environment and boost internally generated revenue &lpar;IGR&rpar; in the state&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"KuqYmZ9q" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">The office was inaugurated at the African Alliance Building in Sabongari&comma; Fagge Local Government Area&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"vF8SIajM" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Speaking at the commissioning ceremony&comma; KIRS Executive Chairman&comma; Dr&period; Zaid Abubakar&comma; said the new office was established to enable staff in the Compliance and Enforcement Department to carry out their duties more effectively&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">In the past&comma; our staff worked under challenging conditions despite their heavy workload&period; The department previously operated from makeshift offices made up of containers and lacked the necessary equipment to perform optimally&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Today&comma; we have provided a modern office with state-of-the-art tools&comma; computers&comma; and a reliable internet network to support their work&comma;” he explained&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;3 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;3 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"HjCyAAyy" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Abubakar explained that the department has over 60 staff across various units&comma; including Tax Audit&comma; Debt Management&comma; Tax Investigation&comma; Enforcement&comma; and Risk Profiling<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">He disclosed that the service had initially set a N35 billion revenue target for the Compliance and Enforcement Department for the year but now expects the office to generate up to N68 billion due to the working environment&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">The KIRS boss also commended Governor Abba Yusuf for supporting the agency&comma; noting that the governor is working towards enhancing the salary structure for KIRS staff outside the mainstream civil service&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Earlier&comma; Elon Marcus&comma; Director of Advisory and Tax Compliance at Manam Professional Services&comma; a technical partner of KIRS&comma; expressed optimism that the new office would help staff achieve their revenue targets&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The idea behind setting up this office is to improve staff working conditions&comma; with the expectation that they will put in more effort to meet the revenue targets set by the service&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div align&equals;"left">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">In his remarks&comma; Dr&period; Ismail Danmarayara&comma; Commissioner of Finance&comma; represented by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry&comma; Amina Yargaya&comma; commended KIRS for recording unprecedented IGR in the state&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div align&equals;"left">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">He also praised Governor Yusuf for supporting the agency in achieving its successes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 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