{"id":39880,"date":"2020-07-23T11:16:23","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T11:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/cregital\/disha\/2020\/07\/23\/heres-whats-new-on-tax-identification-number\/"},"modified":"2022-03-10T10:01:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T10:01:40","slug":"heres-whats-new-on-tax-identification-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/msmehub.org\/staging\/6671\/heres-whats-new-on-tax-identification-number\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s Whats New on Tax Identification Number"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the Ease of Doing Business Initiatives, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has further simplified the process of registration of companies.<\/p>\n<p>What this means is that, Certificates of Incorporation of companies registered under Part A of CAMA will henceforth bear the Tax Identification Numbers (TIN) issued by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to such companies.<\/p>\n<p>This has dispensed with the need for companies to apply for the issuance of Tax Identification Numbers from the FIRS after incorporation. 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