{"id":15148,"date":"2017-07-16T18:17:20","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T18:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=15148"},"modified":"2017-07-16T18:17:20","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T18:17:20","slug":"nigerias-current-tax-drive-will-be-comprehensive-even-beggars-may-pay-tax-adesosun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=15148","title":{"rendered":"NIGERIA&#8217;S CURRENT TAX DRIVE WILL BE COMPREHENSIVE: EVEN BEGGARS MAY PAY TAX &#8211; ADESOSUN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Nigerian government has stated that no one would be left out in the campaign to enlarge the tax revenue.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">She said some beggars were earning millions and that \u201cproceeds from begging are taxable. You are supposed to pay taxes even if your means of income is begging\u201d.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun said this in Lagos at a lecture at PWC\u2019s Business School, with the theme: \u2018Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) Interactive Session for Executives and Business Owners.\u2019<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">She said to ascertain the income status of the companies\/individuals and their lifestyle, investigators would rely on information derived from Bank Verification Number (BVN), records of property ownership, records of foreign exchange allocation, and records of company ownership from the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), among others.<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=13751&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Adeosun said: \u201cWe are using some firms to trace assets internationally.The investigators\u2019 findings will enable us to compare the income and how much tax the company\/person is really paying, and that gives us lots of information.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cBut we encourage people to come up and pay their taxes willingly. You can register a high-end car. It tells me something about your income.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cSo, we look at your tax returns. If you registered Mercedes E-Class and you are paying N100,000 tax, then something is wrong. Those are red flags. We now have the capacity to assess people accurately.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe are trying to build an economy where we have oil and other things. It is going to be oil plus and wider economy\u201d.<a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tax.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15120\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tax.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tax.jpg 284w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tax-128x80.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian government has stated that no one would be left out in the campaign to enlarge the tax revenue. She said some beggars were earning millions and that \u201cproceeds from begging are taxable. You are supposed to pay taxes even if your means of income is begging\u201d. 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