The Federal Inland Revenue Service
(FIRS), Wednesday said it has the
backing of the Value Added Tax
(VAT) Act to collect the tax.

Rivers State government is
currently locked in a legal battle
with the tax agency over the
collection of VAT.

FIRS Group Lead, Special Tax
Operations Group, Mr. Matthew
Gbonjubola and his Digital and
Innovation counterpart, Mrs. Chiaka
Ben-Obi gave insight into the
position of the organisation, in Abuja.

Mr. Gbonjubola explained that the
bulk of VAT revenue comes from
imports as well as, federal
government Ministries Departments
and Agencies (MDAs) contractors.

He said that in-country VAT
revenue from the states was
minimal.

According to him, no state
government controls any port and
that as such, it would be very
difficult, if not impossible for sub-
nationals to collect VAT.

Source https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/09/breaking-we-have-backing-of-vat-act-firs-insists/

Vat Act ko Vat law ni.
If Vat law really supports you why are you telling us?do we look like a court of law?take your foolishness to court stop disturbing us abegii

They should just allow each state to govern her self simple, too much of this and that in country already

Make they keep on releasing press statement why states keep on collecting VATs.

It was the states that told the FG to collect VATs on their behalf. States like Lagos and Rivers state that feel they have the capability to be in charge of VATs within their states should be giving the freedom to do so.

Even if the case gets to the Appeal and Supreme Court, the FIRS will lose.

The law is superior to any act, why is FIRS running to National Assembly to perfect the illegality