NGF Delegation Grace KW-IRS Workforce Capacity Enhancement Training
Delegation from Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Help Desk on Monday graced a two-day training on Taxpayer Enumeration and Strategy Management organized by Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS).
The Workforce Capacity Engagement Training held at Revenue House, Ilorin is part of KW-IRS continuous efforts to ensure adequate capacity development of workers.
The Executive Chairman, Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS), Shade Omoniyi while welcoming the delegates, explained that the Service is committed to its core mandate of revenue mobilization for the strategic development of Kwara State.
Omoniyi noted that the team of dedicated staff forms an integral part of achieving this mandate, therefore the training was a step in the right direction.
She also commended the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, headed by the Kwara State Governor, His Excellency Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, for its collaboration towards ensuring improved revenue generation for the State.
The NGF team, led by Dr Albani appreciated the Executive Chairman and the management team for the commendable efforts of the Service in optimizing revenue generation for the State.
Albani promised that the NGF Help Desk will not relent in providing needed support to improve IGR collections and blocking revenue leakages in the State.
Taking participants through a session on Taxpayer Enumeration and Tax Compliance Management, Dr. Albani stated that the training aimed at educating, and training staff on keeping adequate record of taxable individuals and businesses so as to develop the right strategy to have more taxpayers captured in the Service database for tax assessment and to also identify and respond to compliance risks in the tax system.
Zubaidat Abiola, also tutored the participants on the role of data in Strategic Management, the impact of taxpayer sensitization, and presentation of tax statistics.
In response, the participants applauded the facilitators, identified areas of improvement and promised to make good use of the lessons learnt.