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By Kamal Tayo Oropo
Tenants to pay five per cent withholding tax 
CHURCHES  and mosques in Lagos State may now have to "give unto Caeser, what is Caeser's and render to God, what is God's," as the 2012 fiscal regime will now include activities in those religious houses under the state's tax net.
Besides, tenants will, from January, deduct five per cent of rents payable as withholding tax and remit same into the government's treasury.
Speaking at the third Lagos State Taxation Stakeholders Conference, held recently in Ikeja, Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, explained that the new tax regime was scripted to enhance the state's revenue base and promote effectiveness of governance.
Fashola explained that churches and mosques, who owned buildings used for business purposes, were not exempted from paying taxes to the government because they earn income from such businesses.
He said: "On the churches and the mosque, let us remember that whether it was a church or a mosque, it was first a building. And therefore, it is built with the same building materials that were used to build other private facilities.
"Nobody knows the difference at that time. And therefore, it cannot escape the regulatory law of the state in making building safe, it must comply. It is only when those, who are ordained dedicate the building to the propagation of religion that it becomes a church.
"In the same way, churches own facilities. Churches that run businesses should give something back to the government. Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's and render unto God what is God's."
The governor also said tax should be paid on gifts received by individuals and urged Lagos residents to pay their taxes promptly so that government would have the money to carry out developmental projects.
He, however, appealed to the people to be more tax compliant. "If more people voluntarily pay the right amount of income taxes, the government will find enough money it needs to transform the state,'' he stated.
On the five per cent withholding tax, Fashola said everybody, who pays rent, is collecting agents for the tax. "Everybody, who pays money to a doctor, lawyer for the services they rendered to him, is our collecting agent for that withholding tax.
"And we expect that they fairly collect, issue receipt and account for them. Once we have all of those documents and records, it should be easy for us at the end of the tax accounting year to set off all of these," he said.
Fashola said collection of withholding tax would be part of government revenue drive in the New Year. He promised to enforce the payment of the tax. He said withholding tax would be collected on rent, dividend, contract, among others, stressing that in the case of rent, the tenants would serve as the collecting agents of withholding tax from the landlords for the services rendered.
He explained that the only way to make life as good as they are in the other jurisdictions such as Europe was for the people to provide the government with more resources to do so.
"We have the idea, we have signed on to work and really, whether you think we can do it or not, I think our experience and our record in the past four years show clearly that even if you disbelieve what we say, the evidence before you today makes it difficult for you to disbelieve what we have done and it speaks of what we can do if you give us the chance," he added
Fashola said the role of tax consultants in the internal revenue drive of the state is to track and monitor revenues, payment that you make. "They don't collect. The bills are still done by public servants now under the Internal Revenue Service.
"But at that time, our government did not know how many accounts it had and it did not know what was paid in. So, the money was there, depending on the benevolence of a bank that decided to be honest. But today, at the close of every business day, Lagos State government can tell you how much it has collected and in which bank it is. That is the energy the consultants have brought," he said.
Noting that organisations that provided services deserved to be paid, the governor declared, "they have provided service, they have invested in ICT. It is only fair that they be paid. The only issue that can arise is whether or not we are getting a fair deal for the service that they render. But the idea that somebody who rendered service in a free economy should not be paid is alien to me."
Corporate organisations presented with tax compliance awards included Nigerian LNG, Julius Berger, Coca Cola, Citi Bank Nigeria Limited and Standard Chartered Bank, among others, while private individuals included Chairman of Elizade Motors, Chief Michael Ade Ojo, former Chairman of Punch Nigeria Limited,  Chief Ajibola Ogunshola, former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, among others.

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One thing is sure:
Posterity

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Please go to the website below to sign a petition calling for action to be brought against the erring bishop.

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/stop-the-violence-against-women-in-nigeria.html

Why is the erring bishop not saying anything or coming out to defend this barbaric act; or is he waiting for his army of image makers to do the dirty job for him. Or maybe he is too arrogant to acknowledge his mistakes.

Please go to the website below to sign a petition calling for action to be brought against the erring bishop.

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/stop-the-violence-against-women-in-nigeria.html

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Taking deliverance too far!

bayooooooo:
Nigeria can never be short of drama. Just when you are seemingly moody, you can laugh your a$ss$$ die on this forum.

"you are a foul devil, you are free to go to hell"  That legendary Nigerian question: do you know who you are talking to? Hmnn

It's sad and unfortunate that some people called this a spiritual slap (whatever that means   ) just to justify and  defend Oyedepo and his imported religion!
The right thing to do is to arrest , prosecute and possibly jail him. Best case scenario, he should be made to apologise and pay compensation to the hapless girl who probably was forced to go to Church.

Is it not the same church that owns Covenant University where members can not afford to educate their wards due to exorbitant tuition fees and yet the bishop is using one of the most expensive jets in the world?  Why can't people even agree to go hell and forget about these crooks sucking them dry each and everyday? Make a decision to go to hell today and enjoy your life to the fullest. Be a witch, a wizard and sin boldly. You ll not be lonely in hell as I will surely be there with you.

Even the said bishop will be the first to be there.

Is the bishop told he will make it to heaven? Remember it will be easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter the kingdom of God

eagleu:
Oh God, that was blood cudllingly cold slap, but why
Why didn't the police intervane?
I wish the little girl and her familycould sue the the stupiiid bishop to court

There is a campaign going on facebook to find the girl and lawyers are ready to help her

http://www.facebook.com/debbieariyo/posts/10150539032826753

dare2think:
That guy is one of the greatest con artist.

Maddoff ain't got nothing on this dude.

At least Maddoff was honest enough to admit his guilt

Why wouldn't he slap the poor girl? He has it all.

In the video, the pastor asked: 'Do you know who I am?'
Yes, I know who you are: A liar, a fake, a swindler, a scammer, a cheat, a hypocrite and and a devil parading himself as a saint.
Please Nairalanders add your own if you know who the man is

OmoPastor:
in your wildest dream loose tongue!
i do not see your contribution to the topic!!!
just a loose tongue on the loose!!! seem the best that can come out of your personality is cretin and utter fools, what a pity!!!

i think you need to try holding back or say roll back your tongue cos it might cost you a lot buddy!!!
is this true?

Omopastor you are cursed!

I think Oyedepo could be banned from entering places like the UK if they should see this video

Oyedepo should be arrested for assault and child abuse! He has no right to slap that child

Agents of darkness at work!

Check out Bisade Ologunde aka Lagbaja with a fan

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-489765.32.html

No difference between pastors, boko horam, and politicians.

Gbam

Whats all these negative comments about? That shows that many Nigierians are so snobish and so full of prejudice against their fellow human beings. Aki is a normal gentleman who marries the love of his life. Afterall e are not of the same size and shapes. I wish the new couple the best of luck.

allanohize:
What sense? Ehn!

Honestly, will you send this man to represent Nigeria in any international congress? To bring shame and disgrace to us? Only illiterates celebrate this man and by illiterates I mean people who have gone to school and still don't know what English is all about.

"The crisis in Jos is because there is no love between the people and that is because we don't understand the true meaning of love. Love is a magnanimous feeling of overwhelming enthusiasm in the metabolisms of individualistic characters that combines them in an ecstatic union of disposable agreements throughout the incalculable processes of their inter-human polarities"

This statement was discussed for one week in havard; conclusion was that Nigeria is finished if such a man who makes such statements is a law maker.

I weep for those who think this is right for our ailing polity. "HISS"

Why blaming the man for the way he constructs his grammar? It depends on your level of comprehension, even if he writes or speaks the simplest of grammar there will still be some people who find it difficult; afterall milluons love him for what he is. He was a star in the house during his time, so Mr Havard let us enjoy our honourable

Thalidomide - C13H10N2O4 is a sedative drug used to treat leprosy but also used for pregnant women but was withdrawn after causimg defects in babies. It was used here figuratively by the dude to demonstrate the institutional sedation of EFCC to render it powerless and deformed

Translations
Any act of logical reasonning as to why Farida Waziri was commited to presidential axe is still a mystery to me.
As I have said on numerous occasions and I still maintain that for any serious fight against the growing corruption that is now almost beyond the power of man to remedy, and for the total sinking of corruption to succeed in Nigeria, our major anti-corruption squadron - the EFCC must per force be separated from executive dominance and influence which renders it susceptible to unsavory reputation and godfatherly interventions
Except this is achieved in the way we appoint the anti-corruption chief, a guarranteed tenure and a complete freedom from undue influence in the way duties are dispensed, I can say categorically that the institution itself suffers from institutional sedation right from the word go; and certainly an evidence of its failures.

If you cowards condemning the poster have lived elsewhere other than Nigeria, you will see how normal human beings should be living and how other countries run their government. Unfortunately you have all been subjected to so much degradation of all the basic needs in life and you have been traumatised psychologically so much that abnormal behaviours of the looters you called your leaders have become norms. Otherwise you should have supported what the poster is suggesting wholeheartedly.30 million unemployed youths and you are all happy eating bole without epa. Bunch of cowardly f.o.o.l.s