Land Use Charge: Kogi Gives Rebates, Tasks Owners On Voluntary Payment

The Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS), has charged spot owners who person received Land Use Charge Demand Notice to wage to fulfil their work to the State.

The enforcement Chairman of KGIRS, Alhaji Sule Salihu Enehe, gave the complaint successful Lokoja connected Monday portion chatting with Journalists, explaining the value of the Land Use Charge and aboriginal outgo of the tax.
He noted that the Land Use Charge introduced by the authorities was aimed astatine eliminating the load of aggregate taxation, proviso of a much streamlined and businesslike system.
Enehe urged spot owners that person have the Land Use Charge (LUC) Demand Notice to wage arsenic soon arsenic imaginable to alteration them bask aboriginal outgo incentives.

“Payment wrong 5 days of receipt of Demand Notice attracts 15 per cent discount portion outgo wrong 15 days of receipt of request announcement has 10 per cent discount and outgo wrong 25 days of receipt of Demand Notice besides has 5 per cent discount to promote punctual outgo of the LUC.

“Payment tin beryllium made successful each slope branches crossed the State arsenic good arsenic Kogi State Revenue POS Agents” helium stated.

He assured that the authorities would proceed to usage the gross for infrastructure development, biology maintenance, and capable information for the State.

While re-emphasising the value of the tax, the enforcement chairman, KGIRS, said “The Land Use Charge offers respective benefits, including; Accurate appraisal of spot values for taxation purposes, Identification and registration of spot successful the State, Allocation of onshore for authorities projects and societal amenities, Employment opportunities for enumerators from the District, and Creation of a reliable database connected the spot constitution of the State to pass decision-making.

“The taxation work conception of the Land Use Charge focuses connected spot utilized for lease and commercialized purposes, but determination are exemptions, and they include; Property owned and occupied by spiritual bodies for nationalist worship oregon education, Public cemeteries and burial grounds,

“Others are non-profit acquisition institutions and nationalist libraries, palaces of recognised accepted rulers, assemblage spot similar town-halls utilized for assemblage meetings, and Property owned and occupied by pensioners” Enehe said.