From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse
The Jigawa State Internal Revenue Service has called on the Jigawa citizens to comply with New Tax Reform as the reform reduces burden on low income earners.
The call was made by the Executive Chairman Jigawa Internal Revenue Service (JIRS) Dr Nasir Sabo while delivering his speech at the one day training of trainers workshop on the new tax reform organized by Prime Initiative for Community Development and Fiscal Transparency/ Tax Justice, in partnership with Jigawa State Internal Revenue Service (JIRS).
Dr Nasir Sabo explained that, the reform which is effective by January, 2026, came with changes that simplify the tax payment and filing process, and other taxes laws, adding that, “it reduces the tax burden on low income earners and shifted it to higher income earners”.
According to him, the changes include changes in the table for the personal income tax, as before it started from N300,000 with charges of 7% to 24%, but now those earning from N1 to N800,000 has been exempted from paying tax, “so anything above N800,000 it apply 15% table, so the charges now ranging from 15 to 25% which is the highest in the table”, Dr Sabo said.
He maintained that, by introducing the fresh hold of N800,000 to above, the new tax reform relief the burden of tax on poor and vulnerable people who are earning the less.
The executive chairman who dispelled all rumours on the new tax reform said, other key elements introduced by the reform include digitalization of filing and harmonization element in tax collection process, which harmonized the tax collection across the tiers of government (State and local government) and other different MDAs.
While delivering his remarks, the executive director Prime Initiative for Community Development and Fiscal Transparency, Comrade Muhammad Abdu Dutse said, the objectives of the workshop is to improve understanding and acceptance of tax reform.
He maintained that, other objectives include strengthening basic records-keeping practices among religious leaders and vulnerable market groups across 27 local government areas in Jigawa state.
Comrade Dutse added that, the participants comprised market groups leaders, religious leaders, representatives from relevant agencies, media and other relevant stakeholders.
