Tax Ombud, NIPOST Near Deal To Take Grievance Redress To Grassroots

The Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) is set to extend its complaint-handling and resolution services to market traders and taxpayers in rural communities through a proposed partnership with the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST).
The Tax Ombud/chief executive, Dr John Nwabueze, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja at a town hall meeting and stakeholders’ engagement forum on the theme “Promoting Fairness in Tax and Revenue Administration in Nigeria.”
The meeting was attended by representatives of professional bodies, market associations, the private sector, civil society organisations and the media.
Dr Nwabueze said the Office was at the verge of formalising the collaboration with NIPOST. He...