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Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by wilcox(m): 1:00pm On Oct 02, 2019
Xisnin:

He said people and not business.
Mr. How do you disconnect people from business Please? Is it not people that run business?
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by gulfer: 1:02pm On Oct 02, 2019
I don't think this is correct; the Lagos state Civil service itself is possibly more than this number........Or is this number exclusive of the teachers, ministry workers, Lawma, Lastma etc
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by BlackBaron: 1:06pm On Oct 02, 2019
When they give their political thugs, NURTW free reins to tax the millions of commercial road transport workers, market women etc for their own pocket, what money is left to pay taxes?
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by wilcox(m): 1:10pm On Oct 02, 2019
Xisnin:





There is a vast difference between people and businesses.
The law recognizes the business as separate from its owners in many instance.
For salary earners, their tax is paid on income.

Some businesses and their owner are the same but even in that case, they do not
pay tax on their profit but pay an estimated fee to the government based on shop size and
location instead of the required percentage spelt out by the law.

Formal business owners are to pay 2 different taxes according to law, one on business
and the other on their personal income.

Where the confusion is coming from is that some people think arbitrarily taxing a shop covers
everything.
Your 3rd paragraph contradicts your explanation. What other personal income has a business man? Are you trying to insinuate that after been taxed in his business, he should come and pay tax on his savings from same business.

Please do well to educate me on this because am not getting it.
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by 5thcolm(m): 1:12pm On Oct 02, 2019
I don't agree with that figure. The agency in charge is obviously not reporting the right figure or the governor is intentionally giving the wrong figure.

All established companies and government workers by default get tax deducted from their salary.

The question is, is the governor really saying that the total number of bank workers, teachers, insurance workers, government workers and many other registered companies in lagos workers is only about 700k?

We don't need to think to much to know that the 700k figure is not accurate

I estimate workers working in these establishments to be at least 2-3 million. That is me being very conservative with my estimate
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by segun18(m): 1:21pm On Oct 02, 2019
His Excellency Governor ..the Question you should have asked is how many people are Working?How many people are Gainfully employed?


Yeye
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by Xisnin(m): 1:22pm On Oct 02, 2019
wilcox:

Your 3rd paragraph contradicts your explanation. What other personal income has a business man? Are you trying to insinuate that after been taxed in his business, he should come and pay tax on his savings from same business.

Please do well to educate me on this because am not getting it.
There are 2 class of businessmen, the informal and the formal one with legally-backed company.
The informal is the one you are reffering to e,g, a man selling clothes in a shop.

For these informal businessmen, they pay something I will call rental tax to the Lagos state government
because they don't keep adequate accounts to determine their real income. This means that
they are evading tax even if they pay some fees.

For the corporate business owners, their businesses are separate from them. They are workers in their
own businesses. So, the government is to tax them and their businesses separately.

When most businessmen talk about paying tax, they are offering to the rental levy charged by the government
or its agent which is not even close to the real tax percent.
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by Badb0y4lyf(m): 1:24pm On Oct 02, 2019
Tax that bad road have collect finish fixing my car bumper ball joint or even lower arm every now and then. angry
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by AgentNairaland(f): 1:32pm On Oct 02, 2019
So You Want All To Pay Taxes Abi, When Agbero MC Olu-omo Dey Jolly With NURTW Financial Income
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by Studyinchina200(m): 1:32pm On Oct 02, 2019
Worst governor.
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by eagleu: 1:35pm On Oct 02, 2019
apholaryn:
and he forgot to mention the less than 700k are all Biafrans

Complaining about taxes after the elections. When elections come again, those taxpayers will suddenly become criminals, undesirables, and people who should be denied voting cards
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by Myself2(m): 1:47pm On Oct 02, 2019
Tax kee you there , talk talk social media governor.
You wey dey make mouth during campaigns, only to spend your first 100 days in office denying your campaign promises
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by ChidiAlaigbo: 2:15pm On Oct 02, 2019
simonlee:
Money that will end up in bullion vans on transit to Boudillon... angry

Go and complain in your rubbish akpu state!

illegal immigrant!!! lzaa immhotep are your brothers!
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by ChidiAlaigbo: 2:17pm On Oct 02, 2019
JUST GET RID OF THE BLOODY BIAFRAN REFUGEES

LZAA AND IMMHOTEP please come and leave our land, you and ya people!

Igbo cannot be trooping freely into our land and not expect all these problems - Sanwo Olu do something!
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by Foxman19: 2:18pm On Oct 02, 2019
Liar no individual person that living in Lagos that not paying tax.
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by AreaFada2: 2:19pm On Oct 02, 2019
5thcolm:
I don't agree with that figure. The agency in charge is obviously not reporting the right figure or the governor is intentionally giving the wrong figure.

[b]All established companie[/b]s and government workers by default get tax deducted from their salary.

The question is, is the governor really saying that the total number of bank workers, teachers, insurance workers, government workers and many other registered companies in lagos workers is only about 700k?

We don't need to think to much to know that the 700k figure is not accurate

I estimate workers working in these establishments to be at least 2-3 million. That is me being very conservative with my estimate

How many companies actually pass on the tax? How many report correct number of employees? Is PAYE a state tax or FG tax?

That figure does not surprise me. At least 35% of Lagos population would be under 18. Of the adult population around 40% would have no official jobs that pays tax at source. At least 10% of government workers could still be ghost workers despite technology.

Even if they did not massage the figures downwards, it still won't exceed 1 million.

The poor planning, no underground rail or good roads make us see crowds in many parts of Lagos. It gives the impression of a huge population.

If 3 million people travelled underground daily and some areas de-congested by moving/rehousing around 2 million to the suburb, Lagos would look less populated. We still have no accurate figure for Lagos population.
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by ChidiAlaigbo: 2:20pm On Oct 02, 2019
martowskin1:
So someone without a job should be paying tax, na something dey worry una head.

4.5million tax able adult, how many of the tax able adult have a job


They should go back to their state and do farming!

I know the Shout East have no land but their labour will be useful in the middle belt and in the North.

lzaa immhotep farahaideed
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by LZAA: 2:20pm On Oct 02, 2019
ChidiAlaigbo:
JUST GET RID OF THE BLOODY BIAFRAN REFUGEES

LZAA AND IMMHOTEP please come and leave our land, you and ya people!

Igbo cannot be trooping freely into our land and not expect all these problems - Sanwo Olu do something!
Sai igbo domination grin

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Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by ChidiAlaigbo: 2:21pm On Oct 02, 2019
LZAA:

Sai igbo domination grin

who are you domination? Refugee!
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by LZAA: 2:22pm On Oct 02, 2019
ChidiAlaigbo:



They should go back to their state and do farming!

I know the Shout East have no land but their labour will be useful in the middle belt and in the North.

lzaa immhotep farahaideed

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Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by LZAA: 2:23pm On Oct 02, 2019
ChidiAlaigbo:


who are you domination? Refugee!
Ndo o

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Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by Validated: 2:45pm On Oct 02, 2019
Xisnin:

There are 2 class of businessmen, the informal and the formal one with legally-backed company.
The informal is the one you are reffering to e,g, a man selling clothes in a shop.

For these informal businessmen, they pay something I will call rental tax to the Lagos state government
because they don't keep adequate accounts to determine their real income. This means that
they are evading tax even if they pay some fees.

For the corporate business owners, their businesses are separate from them. They are workers in their
own businesses. So, the government is to tax them and their businesses separately.

When most businessmen talk about paying tax, they are offering to the rental levy charged by the government
or its agent which is not even close to the real tax percent.

You have created more confusion with your explanation. The informal businesses may actially be overtaxed. Go on and check the rate of businees failures of these informal businesses. Most of them rent shop and pay 2 years advanced rent. Pay levies etc. By 3rd year are unable to sustain the business because while they are loss making government still tax them. The formal businesses on the other hand that produce accounts report losses and are not made to pay tsxes as you pay taxes on profits only. Your analogy is therefore faulty.
Simply, the governor guffed if he sees only PAYE or personal income tax as the only and true basis for Taxes that Lagos receives.
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by martowskin1(m): 2:58pm On Oct 02, 2019
ChidiAlaigbo:



They should go back to their state and do farming!

I know the Shout East have no land but their labour will be useful in the middle belt and in the North.

lzaa immhotep farahaideed

My comment is not meant for goats like u who can't reason, so don't ever quote me

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Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by ChidiAlaigbo: 3:03pm On Oct 02, 2019
martowskin1:


My comment is not meant for goats like u who can't reason, so don't ever quote me

martowskin1:
So someone without a job should be paying tax, na something dey worry una head.

4.5million tax able adult, how many of the tax able adult have a job

if you have any reasoning in that shallow brain of yours you will understand that the Lagos state government cannot give 4.5 million (mostly from other regions and states especially from the East) a job because the state cannot afford it!

You must be from the SHOUT EAST!
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by ChidiAlaigbo: 3:06pm On Oct 02, 2019
LZAA:

Ndo o

I am compiling the name and address of people from the SHOUT EAST!

May I have your details please.....................

immhotep farahaideed
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by LZAA: 3:30pm On Oct 02, 2019
ChidiAlaigbo:


I am compiling the name and address of people from the SHOUT EAST!

May I have your details please.....................

immhotep farahaideed

Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by Nobody: 3:40pm On Oct 02, 2019
ChidiAlaigbo:


I am compiling the name and address of people from the SHOUT EAST!

May I have your details please.....................

immhotep farahaideed
Have you informed alhaji asiwaju bola tinubu that you are afraid of Igbo domination in Lagos??

Cc lzaa gmbuharii afamed

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Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by Nobody: 3:41pm On Oct 02, 2019
ChidiAlaigbo:



They should go back to their state and do farming!

I know the Shout East have no land but their labour will be useful in the middle belt and in the North.

lzaa immhotep farahaideed afamed gmbuharii
One Nigeria is a goal.
Sai baba.
Sai change.

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Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by Nobody: 3:59pm On Oct 02, 2019
wilcox:
That figure isn't correct, it's either the agency in charge of tax collection is not reporting the actual figure or the governor is been economical with the truth.
Almost all business in lagos are taxed.
Exactly.

All shop owners in Lagos pay tax. As if the agbero people will let them be.
Workers tax are deducted from their pay.
So what is the man saying?
Re: Sanwo-Olu Says Less than 700,000 people pay taxes in Lagos by Housing(m): 4:21pm On Oct 02, 2019
”On water transportation, we are encouraging the building of a lot of jetties and we have just acquired six to seven new passenger boats that can take 60 to 70 passengers at a time,”

Governor Sanwo-Olu should learn to talk with fact as elections are over. He the number of boats bought by his government is still estimating. Tax earned by Lagos State through PAYE is in millions.

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