Public Notice On Altered/Faked/Forged Tax Clearance Certificates (Tcc)

This is to draw the attention of all Revenue Staff, Tax Practitioners, Consultants, Tax Payers and the General public, particularly all those agencies of governments, embassies, banks and corporate organizations required by law to request for Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC), to the prevalence of altered, faked, forged Tax Clearance Certificates (TCC) in circulation.

INTRODUCTION

In view of the ugly development with regards to altered/faked/forged tax clearance certificates (TCC) the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) wishes to clarify as follows:

It is simple and easy to obtain a genuine TCC. It is issued free of charge within two weeks of the demand for it, provided taxes assessed on the profits or income of the applicant have been paid.

An altered, fake, forged T.C.C. is one which has not been issued by a relevant tax authority,

Getting a Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) In Nigeria - Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)

A Tax Clearance Certificate is a written confirmation from Revenue that a person's tax affairs are in order at the date of issue of the Certificate. In some instances a Certificate may be issued to a customer who has tax arrears provided such arrears are covered by an installment arrangement that has been agreed with Revenue.

The requirement to produce a Tax Clearance Certificate usually arises in the context of a person seeking State money (e.g. Government contracts, grants) or obtaining licences (e.g. excise licence, road transport licence) but can also arise in other cases (e.g. the Standards in Public Office Act, 2001 applied tax clearance requirements to persons elected to the Dail or Seanad, judicial appointees and senior office appointees). Apart from situations where a person is legally required to produce a Tax Clearance Certificate, Revenue is also prepared to issue a Certificate to any customer whose tax affairs are in order.

In this discourse I am going to take you through a practical way of obtaining a tax clearance certificate from the Federal Inland Revenue Service. It’s not a one size fits all solution but large enough to help a Small Company (XYZ an Hypothetical company).

These days’ government agencies and companies require long list of documentation before