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EXECUTIVE BRIEF ... Keeping you posted
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Ref No: MOD/2010/01 Date: 15TH Jan. 2010
A BRIEF CLARIFICATION ON TIN (TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER) AND U- TIN (UNIQUE TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER).
In view of the reports from the field offices that the acronyms TIN and U-TIN are being confused by FIRS staff and the general public, it has become necessary to issue a clarification on same. Both TIN and U-TIN are codes used to uniquely identify taxpayers within the existing Database. The only difference between the two acronyms is that, TIN refers to the Taxpayer Database on FIRS WEBPORTAL, while U-TIN is related to the National Taxpayer Database currently being developed by the Joint Tax Board (JTB) under the U-TIN Project. This clarification is further strengthened by the following definitions:
· TIN is the acronym for Taxpayer Identification Number. It is a code that is electronically assigned to every tax payer registered within the FIRS database for the purpose of identification of taxpayers.
· U-TIN is the acronym for Unique Taxpayer Identification Number. It is a code adopted by the U-TIN Project Committee to uniquely identify any taxpayer in the National Taxpayer Database which covers the three-tiers of tax administration.
BY ABUBAKAR B.T
Program Officer/Change Management & Communication (PO/CMC)
FIRS Tax Card (e-Card) Frequently Asked Questions
What is an FIRS Tax Card?
It?s a special Debit Card that FIRS Tax Payers can use to pay their FIRS taxes. This Debit Card has a special Card Number or PAN and is linked to a Tax Payer?s account in one of the banks on the Interswitch network. The FIRS Tax Card uses the same infrastructure and technology that all Interswitch powered cards use.
Who Issues the FIRS Tax Card?
The FIRS collecting banks. All FIRS Collecting banks will issue these cards to their customers who are registered Tax Payer.
How secure is this card?
All FIRS Tax Cards have a special PAN and can only be used to pay FIRS Taxes. They are kept secure with their 4 digit secret PIN which will be known only to the Tax Payer.
How many FIRS Tax Cards can I have?
A Tax Payer that uses more than one bank may be issued as many FIRS Tax Cards as they have banks. This means a Tax Payer may have more than one bank and decide to use any of these cards.
Can I load money on my FIRS Tax Card?
Note that FIRS Tax Cards are not reloadable cards. They are Debit Cards that are linked to specific bank accounts.
How much do Tax Payers know about FIRS Tax Cards?
Enlightenment on these cards is currently ongoing. Banks issuing these cards are expected to also educate their customers on how to use these cards.
HOW TO DETECT A FAKE SECURITY DOCUMENTS
(i) Carefully screening every security documents received to check whether it carries all the security features imprinted on the document.
(ii) Carefully make reference to the original Booklet to ensure that all the serial numbers are correct.
(iii) Carefully make reference to the original duplicate copy in the taxpayers file to check whether there are any alterations.