The Kaduna State (Nigeria) Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) has recently announced it is working on the adoption of Robotic Process Automation in the analysis of taxpayer return. A tax return is a form filed with a tax authority on which a taxpayer states their income, expenses, and other tax information for a given period for the purpose of complying with the tax laws.
The Executive Chairman of the Service, Dr. Zayd Abubakar, stated this at the inauguration of the KADIRS Tax Dialogue in Kaduna, the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Nigeria. The theme of the dialogue is “Voluntary Tax Compliance, a Fundamental for Social Contract and Service Delivery.” He said the new technology would empower the service to actively monitor taxable activities in the informal economy, and therefore maximize collections.
“Many studies have confirmed that the informal sector in Nigeria, is several times bigger, and harder to tax than the formal sector. The RPA is a step that will surely place us ahead of the curve, as far as revenue collections are concerned.”
Dr. Zayd Abubakar, The Executive Chairman, KADIRS
According to him, the service will continuously deploy other state-of-the-art IT solutions that block leakages and misappropriation in revenue administration. Dr. Zaid Abubakar added that the IT solutions so far deployed, had significantly improved staff productivity as well as enhanced taxpayer experience at every touchpoint that they interact with KADIRS.
