A tax identification number (TIN) is a unique number used for tax purposes in Nigerian and other countries.
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is an agency of the Nigerian Federal Government responsible for issuing the tax identification number to Nigerians in conjunction with the Joint Tax Board.
You can get this number as an individual or for your business online by following the procedure below.
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TIN Registration Process for Individuals
Individuals are automatically assigned a tax identification number based on their Bank verification number (BVN) or National Identification Number (NIN).
- STEP 1: Visit the verification portal – Joint Tax Board.
- STEP 2: Select your date of birth.
- STEP 3: Select your preferred search criteria (BVN, NIN or registered number) from the drop-down menu.
- STEP 4: Enter the digit of the search criteria you selected in the previous step. e.g. if you selected BVN in STEP 3: enter your BVN digit.
- STEP 5: Click the reCAPTCHA box to verify that you are not a robot.
- STEP 6: Click search to get your TIN
TIN Registration Process for Non-individuals
Here is the TIN registration process for non-individuals (Companies, Enterprises, Cooperative societies, etc.)
- STEP 1: Visit the verification portal (https://tinverification.jtb.gov.ng/Template/TINVerification)
- STEP 2: Select the date of incorporation of your organization
- STEP 3: Select your preferred search criteria (BVN, NIN or registered number) from the drop-down menu
- STEP 4: Enter the number in the search criteria you selected in the previous step. e.g. if you selected BVN in step 3, enter your BVN digit. Note that the CAC registration number should be typed in BN1234 or IT1234 or RC1234 format.
- STEP 5: Click the reCAPTCHA box to verify that you are not a robot.
- STEP 6: Click search to get your TIN
How to verify TIN Pin
- STEP 1: Visit https://apps.firs.gov.ng/tinverification/
- STEP 2: Select your preferred search criteria (BVN, NIN or registered number) from the drop-down menu
- STEP 3: Enter the digit of the search criteria you have chosen. CAC registration number should be entered in BN1234 or IT1234 or RC1234 format.
- STEP 4: Input the correct captcha image displayed
- STEP 5: Click on search to verify your TIN pin.
See also
Tin registration slip
Record not found
What can I do
Good morning. I applied online for TIN about 3 weeks ago. I have been checking for it on the tin portal but always get the error message “Record not found.” Please how do I get it.
Same Problem
“TIN Registration Slip
Record Not Found”
Try using your registered phone number or BVN.
Same Problem
Hello. I follow the procedure but is saying “record not found”
my dear, the whole procedure was aa waste of time
What challenges did you experience trying to get your TIN number online?
Record not found since last week
Try using your registered phone number or BVN.
Hi. I follow the steps but it keeps saying “Tin registration slip
Record not found”
What method of verification are you using to generate your TIN number?
Thank you for the tip it was very useful. I appreciate.
The pleasure is mine.
Glad the find this post on how to get your tax identification number.
Hey guys, I have read from this page as well as a few other pages the same steps and instructions on how to verify not register, which seems very easy except it doesn’t seem to work for me. Any helpful tips on how to actually register or generate the TIN would be helpful, thank you!
What response do you get when you attempt to verify your Nigerian TIN number?
Tin registration slip
Record not found
Please help Me from here
The tin number is important to me
I want to register please
Follow the instruction in this post.
this tin thing keeps saying records not found, it means we should just go directly to their office and do a manual registration
Hi. It keeps saying “Tin registration slip
Record not found”