The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, has extended the deadline for filing of employers’ annual tax returns by one week, from February 1 to February 7, 2026.
In a statement issued on Friday, the Executive Chairman of LIRS, Dr. Ayodele Subair, explained that the statutory deadline for filing of employers’ annual tax returns is January 31, every year.
He noted that the extension was intended to provide employers with additional time to complete and submit accurate tax returns.
Subair stated that employers must give priority to the timely filing of their annual returns, noting that compliance should be embedded as a routine business practice.
He also reiterated that electronic filing through the LIRS eTax platform remained the only approved method for submitting annual returns, as manual filings had been completely phased out.
He said employers were therefore required to file their returns exclusively through the LIRS eTax portal: https://etax.lirs.net.
Describing the platform as secure, user-friendly, and accessible 24/7, Subair advised employers to ensure that the TaxID (Tax Identification Number) of all employees was correctly captured in their submissions.
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