Lagos: LIRS extends individual tax return deadline to April 14

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, has announced an hold of the deadline for filing idiosyncratic yearly taxation returns to April 14, 2026, offering taxpayers an further 2 weeks beyond the archetypal April 1 cut-off.

According to the agency, the hold is intended to supply individuals with ample clip to accurately implicit and taxable their returns.

It emphasised that timely taxation filing remains a statutory work that should beryllium taken earnestly by each eligible taxpayers.

LIRS besides reiterated that each filings indispensable beryllium carried retired electronically via its eTax platform, noting that manual submission has been afloat phased out.

Taxpayers were further advised to verify the accuracy of their Tax Identification Number, TaxID, to forestall processing delays oregon errors.

The directive applies to each individuals earning taxable income, including salaried employees, concern operators, self-employed persons, professionals, and participants successful the informal sector.

Under existing taxation regulations, individuals are required to state their full net for the preceding year; January 1 to December 31, 2025, wrong the archetypal 90 days of a caller appraisal cycle.

The improvement comes connected the heels of a akin accommodation earlier successful the year, erstwhile the bureau extended the deadline for em...