Announcement To All N-Tax Applicants Who haven't Been Shortlisted For 2017 N-power Program
Good afternoon, We have observed that a number of N-Power TAX applicants have been asking about their pre- selection status since yesterday. Between July and August, we shared a number of updates on N-Power TAX. We will share again for clarity. N-Power Tax, a new category, was introduced to engage Volunteers enlisted via the N-Power application process as Community Liaison Tax Officers under the Voluntary Asset and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS). VAIDS is an initiative of the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and the Joint Tax Board that encourages non-compliant taxpayers to voluntarily declare their correct income and assets and pay the appropriate tax, as well as, widen the tax net. The VAIDS programme sought to select 7,500 qualified N-Tax Volunteers who will undertake tax promotion, document review, record keeping, tax enquiries response, customer management, report writing, amongst others. On the 29th of June, 2017, then Acting President, Prof. Yemi Os...