The Executive Chairman, Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS), Mr. Igbinidu Inneh has identified six critical success factors which would boost performance and ensure best practices following his assumption of office.
Highlighting on the six critical success factors to management staff and members of the EIRS Board as means for achieving or exceeding set target of the EIRS at generating over N30 billion revenue towards the actualization of the 2017 Edo State “Budget of Consolidation and Prosperity,” the EIRS Chairman stressed on compliance of the factors for optimal delivery.
First on his list was the need for generating and working with the availability of tax data to streamline the activities of the EIRS in compliance with technological advancement and modernity. He stressed on the need of working with generated data to deliver on set target, knowing the number of taxpayers in the state and the activities they engage in as well as those who are exempt from paying tax and why. This would also involve drawing up a plan to capture new taxpayers under the Tax Identification Number (TIN) and the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) scheme.
He stated that technology was important in the revenue generating process since the state was going cash-light/cashless to make transactions easy. This was obviously said in support of the new system of use of the Point of Sale (PoS) machines, Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards and the e-wallets (scratch cards) at making payments for all transactions with the EIRS to ensure a level of transparency and accountability.
Stressing on the need for building human and capital development, Mr. Igbinidu Inneh pointed out that it was necessary to build capacity to boost their morale and give credence to their huge credentials as members of the board in order to be able to deliver on setout goals.
Members of the Board he said would pass through an induction process to update themselves with the activities of the revenue house while other members of staff would receive adequate training and retraining to boost their performance and discharge of duties. He maintained that his office was open for interaction as he was keen at running an open door office policy.
Mr. Igbinidu Inneh upheld that the Legal and regulatory framework guiding the activities of the EIRS was key to its success hence, attention would be beamed on this in this new dispensation to reduce/minimize friction between the tax house and taxpayers for effective job delivery.
To sharpen public perception on the need to voluntarily pay tax to drive the tax administration in the state, he harped on the need for massive public enlightenment and the maintenance of the rule of law.
The last critical success factor was the need for social inclusion and value added services to shore up optimal performance which helped to cover gaps where such existed to effectively cement the desires of taxpayers and government towards the actualization and provision of basic amenities through generated funds.
The EIRS chief later had a guided tour round the EIRS head office and outstations to inspect facilities, find out areas of need and challenges aside listening to suggestions from staff on how to make the tax office effective.
Mr. Igbinidu Inneh (Exec. Chairman);Mr. Charity Aimayaevbo; Mr. Emmanuel Okodugha;Hon. Michael Ohio-Ezomo and Mr. Efe Iserhienrhien (Board Secretary) on a tour
Other EIRS Board members on hand during the tour were Mr. Charity Aimayaevbo; Mr. Emmanuel Okodugha;Hon. Michael Ohio-Ezomo and Mr. Efe Iserhienrhien (Board Secretary).
Mr. Igbinidu Inneh took over the reign of office from Chief (Sir) Oseni Elamah, mni, whose tenure spanned out in February, 2017.