{"id":22420,"date":"2011-12-27T23:06:39","date_gmt":"2011-12-27T23:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/mainstreet-bank-appointed-collecting-bank-for-firs\/"},"modified":"2011-12-27T23:06:39","modified_gmt":"2011-12-27T23:06:39","slug":"mainstreet-bank-appointed-collecting-bank-for-firs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/27\/mainstreet-bank-appointed-collecting-bank-for-firs\/","title":{"rendered":"Mainstreet Bank appointed collecting bank for FIRS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"77\">\n<p>Mainstreet Bank Limited has been appointed an agent for tax collection and other remittances by the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS).<\/p>\n<p>With this appointment, individuals and corporate organizations can now pay all their FIRS taxes into any of the 200 branch offices of Mainstreet Bank across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment, according to a statement from the bank, affords it the opportunity to collect Company Income Tax; Value Added Tax (VAT); Withholding Tax; Education Tax; Nigerian Information Technolo-gical Development Funds; Pre-Occupa-tional Levy; Capital Gains Tax; Pay As You Earn (PAYE); Stamp Duties; Personal Income Tax and other taxes and remittances.<\/p>\n<p>The bank\u2019s robust collection system has been strengthened by the on-going retooling of its internal processes and the deployment of superior e-Payment infrastructure to ensure seamless transac-tions for its customers who can henceforth walk into any of the bank\u2019s branches across nationwide to make all payments due FIRS.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to FIRS payments, Mainstreet Bank has mandates to collect Internally Gene-rated Revenue (IGR) in 31 states of the Federation.<\/p>\n<p>The bank is also a collecting agent for DSTV, HiTV, Aero Contractors Book on Hold, Air Nigeria Book on Hold, Customs duty\/Levies, StarTimes Collections, Autoreg Vehicle Registration, and other frontline products and services.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the bank\u2019s appointment, Faith Tuedor-Matthews, Group Managing Director\/CEO of Mainstreet Bank, expressed appreciation to FIRS for the confidence it has reposed in the bank to handle its collections.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, \u201cMainstreet Bank truly supports federal and state governments\u2019 efforts at generating revenue internally for develop-ment, which is why the bank has positioned itself as a strategic partner in collections and remittances.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Comments are moderated. Please keep them clean and brief.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read the original:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2011\/12\/mainstreet-bank-appointed-collecting-bank-for-firs\/\" title=\"Mainstreet Bank appointed collecting bank for FIRS\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mainstreet Bank appointed collecting bank for FIRS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Mainstreet Bank Limited has been appointed an agent for tax collection and other remittances by the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS). 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