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Ensuring the effective and optimum collection of all taxes, fees, rates, levies and penalties due to Edo State Govt under relevant laws.
Supervising, monitoring and control of state revenue from Ministries, Boards, Parastatals Extra-Ministerial Departments and Agencies.
Participation in the preparation of the state budget (revenue and expenditure).
Making recommendations, where appropriate, to the Joint Tax Board on taxation and Tax Policies, Tax Reform, Tax Legislation, Tax Treaties and Exemption as may be required from time to time.
Generally controlling the management of the State Revenue Service on matters of policy subject to the provisions of the law.
Appointing staff (up to SGL 06), promoting, transferring and recommending discipline of employees of the Board.
Doing all such other things as may be deemed necessary and expedient for the assessment and collection of the taxes and accounting for all amounts so collected in the manner prescribed by financial regulations; furthermore, the functions of the Revenue Board are clearly stated in the Taxes and Levies Act(Decree No.21 of 1998) which harmonised the taxes collectable by each of the three tiers of the government of the federation, states and local governments assigned to the state are:
Personal Income Tax (PIT)
Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
Direct Assessment of Self-Employed Persons
Withholding Taxes of Individuals
Capital Gains Tax of Individuals
Pools Betting and Lottery Fee/Licenses
Gaming and Casino Betting
Stamp Duties on Instruments executed on individuals
Development Levies on all taxable individuals not more than N100 p.a.
Road Taxes which include:
Sale of Vehicle Number Plates
Registration and Licensing of motor vehicles
Drivers’ Licensing
Road Traffic Examination
Vehicle registration books
Sales of badges for drivers and conductors
Carrier/Hackney Permit
Bumper Reflector
Sale of vehicles stickers
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