How To Apply For Online Tax Clearance Certificate-Corporate Taxpayers

This article will address the step by step procedure how to apply for online Tax Clearance Certificate, obtainable from the Federal Inland Revenue Service, the focus will be more on the corporate taxpayers. firstly, let me reiterate here that it is a crime punishable the law of the federal republic of Nigeria to avert tax payment,

As the world is going digital, the Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS) has taken its queue by introducing online application for the issuance of tax clearance certificate(TCC) to replace the manual method.

This step is taken in order to reduce fake and fraudulent Tax Clearance Certificates,

the online Tax Clearance Certificate otherwise called e-TCC

Advantages of the e-TCC

1. It will enable FIRS Staff and authorized third parties to verify tax clearance certificates, thereby reducing the incidence of fraudulent certificates
2. it serves time, that means tax payers do not need to wait for so long before obtaining their TCC
3. it is more convenient as the taxpayer can apply for Tax clearance certificate even in the comfort of his home or office,
4. details of TCC application will be sent to taxpayers mail, this is to ensure confidentiality
5. the taxpayer can make a print out of the tax clearance certificate on his/her own convenience, anytime, anywhere.

Before we go ahead on this, let me outline a little what a tax clearance certificate is.

What Do You Understand About Tax Clearance Certificate(TCC)?

Benefits Of Obtaining Tax Clearance Certificate

Tax clearance is needed for the following purposes:

How long do I have to wait to get this certificate?

Application for online Tax Clearance Certificate ?New Applicants:-

Two categories are involved here

1. REGISTRATION
2. APPLICATION FOR TCC

what you need to enable you succeed in this application include;

1. Valid email address– this is so so important, to be clear, if your email is not valid, you need not apply because it will be a wasted effort, all information and follow up on your application is going to come via your email, most importantly, this email?MUST be the one updated on your taxpayer’s profile with the Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS).

you will NOT be allowed to apply if you choose to use an email not registered with the FIRS, this is for the benefit of the taxpayer, as to ensure he or she is the one applying for the e-Tax Clearance Certificate,

2. Date of incorporation-? this is the date your company was registered with the corporate affairs commission(CAC). this date is always displayed on your CAC document

3. Tax Identification Number(TIN)

for?REGISTRATION;

when the above are in place, steps to be taken:-

• Log on to www.firs.gov.ng
• Select e-services
• Select e-TCC
• On the e-TCC you will see Home-Registration-verify receipt-verify TCC-QR reader,
• Select Registration, a window will come up with options, individual-corporate-forex
• Select corporate
• Enter your TIN(TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER) in the space provided then click on Retrieve

The next page you see will come with with your details as documented with the FIRS, kindly confirm if the details displayed are for your company,

On this page, You will be required to provide the date of incorporation of your company just by the right hand side side of the page,

After providing the date of incorporation, check the undertaking box below to confirm the details given above is correct, then click on submit,

In few seconds, a mail will be sent to your box, the mail contains an eight(8) digit first time password and a link in blue ink.

Copy out the password and click on the account activation link, the link will take you to the FIRS TCC application platform, you will notice an ongoing process of account reactivation

NOTE:? IF YOU DO NOT CLICK ON THIS LINK, YOUR ACCOUNT CANNOT BE REACTIVATED

In few seconds, when the process is completed, a message will display congratulating you that you have successfully registered. click on ‘HOME’