The Society of Women in Taxation (SWIT), Lagos Chapter, has identified poor tax knowledge as one of the factors abetting non-compliance to tax payment in the country.
The society, which paid a courtesy visit to PricewaterhouseCoppers (PwC) in Lagos, recently, stated that its programmes were being designed to close tax education gap, amidst other tax issues in the country.
Speaking during the visit, Lagos State Chairperson of SWIT, Dr. Titilayo Fowokan, restated the goals of the society to promote tax awareness and education, interprete and influence tax policies such that will favour members, women entrepreneurs and the country at large.
She identified these areas as gaps that needed to be addressed wholistically to foster good relationship between tax payers and tax authority.
She said: “In realising our objectives, we have been engaging women at personal and group level to boost their knowledge on taxation and we intend to do more. In…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
