The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Mr. Muhammad Nami, has stressed the need for adequate investment in the empowerment of women and girl-child to promote tax administration in Nigeria.
Nami made the call at the 2020 Year-end and award ceremony, organised by the Society of Women Accountants of Nigeria (SWAN) on Sunday in Abuja.
The FIRS boss, represented by Alhaji Adamu Kudu, Director, Special Taxes Department of FIRS, said that the role of women could never be undermined in the accounting profession.
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According to him, the role of SWAN is very important, as far as tax administration is concerned; FIRS as a body is responsible for assessing and accounting for taxes collected.
Speaking at the event, the SWAN Chairperson of the Abuja Chapter, Mrs. Taiwo Ojo, promised to continue to work closely with the Federal Government and FIRS to promote growth in the tax administration system.
According to her, SWAN is not different from roles played by men in the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
