My people, make we gather small to yarn about TIN matter wey dey hot for Naija! You don hear say from next year, if you dey use Nigerian bank account, dem go start to tax your transactions? E be like say e don time to shine your eye and get your Tax Identification Number (TIN) o!
No be play matter my friends. TIN na the special number wey Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) or State Internal Revenue Service (SIRS) go give you to make sure say you dey run your business correct. Na only one TIN you go get for your life; e no dey plenty like your girlfriend’s phone number!
If you wan open corporate bank account, do business, or even file your taxes, TIN na the key jare! Make I break am down how you fit get your TIN; e no go cost you anything. First option be say, visit Joint Tax Board (JTB) TIN Registration Portal.
For there, you go select the TIN registration option, fill your details, then submit. Your TIN go land for your phone via SMS from small minutes to 24 hours. No wahala at all!
If you dey traditional side, just waka go any FIRS tax office and tell dem say you wan register for TIN. Dem go help you issue your TIN sharp sharp. Remember say TIN registration dey free; no need to give any middleman or agent your cash, na so you fit save plenty!
Some banks for Naija, dem dey reason you, especially if you be business account holder. Just ask for TIN registration for your bank customer service desk, and dem go help you, easy peasy!
And hear this one, if you get MTN, Airtel, Glo or 9mobile, just dial *565*0# and your TIN go show for your screen like magic! Make sure say you use the phone number wey dey linked to your TIN, so that no wahala go happen.
If you wan verify your TIN, just enter JTB TIN Verification Portal. Enter your TIN or the phone number wey you register with, submit, and voila! You don confirm your details!
For those wey don forget their TIN or lost their phone number, no vex! Just carry valid ID go any FIRS office, and dem go help you recover your TIN back. E no dey hard, just follow the groove!
Remember say company go get im own TIN separately from the owner personal TIN, and no bi say you wan carry plenty TIN dey waka for Naija, e no get! You fit get your TIN online from few minutes to 24 hours, for una wey sabi, individuals fit get TIN without the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), but businesses must get CAC, no shaking!
So my people, make sure say you get your TIN sharp sharp before e too late. No carry wahala for your finances, try dey compliant so that any time bank or government agencies come dey gree you. Life too short to dey gist about tax wahala!
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