STEPS FOR SELF ASSESSMENT
The Electronic Tax Clearance Certificate (e-TCC) is issued only after due application by a taxpayer. Pay.crossriverstate.gov.ng is specially designed to make this process as easy and user friendly as possible. Be it PAYE, Direct Assessment, WHT or any of the taxes, you can do it from the confines of your homes or offices. You can carry out this assessment with a mobile device, a laptop or desktop as long as it is internet enabled.
Kindly follow the following steps to do a self assessment (Direct Assessment)
If you are using a Mobile Phone, tap on the 3 dashes (Circled on green) top right of your screen as shown in the picture below, when the menu pops up, click on Self Assessment . If you are using a laptop or desktop, please click on the Self Assessment Button (Circled red) top right of your screen as shown in the diagram below.
In the Enter your TIN, Email or Phone to proceed: Field, Enter any of the preferred and then click on the Proceed Button.
A confirmation page pops up. If the TIN displayed is yours, please click on the Continue button to continue the self assessment process. if the TIN is not yours close the pop up window and use another search criteria. if you have exhausted the TIN, Email or Phone number option, you will need to pause this process and create a TIN by visiting the link below: https://pay.crossriverstate.gov.ng/request_tin
If the TIN displayed is yours, then click on Continue to Continue
On clicking The Continue button, you will see as displayed below. Steps 1 – 11.
Please fill the following accordingly
- Nearest Tax Office
- Occupation(Business or employment of both
- Year of Assessment
- Annual Income (Gross)
- Exempts are 5-9. Please fill if applicable.
- No. 10 is Add another year button and repeat 1-5 Above.
- number 11 is the final button, you will click it if you have gone through 1 to 6 above and you are okay with it. then you click on 11.
The next page will display the following message:
“Direct Assessment: Based on the assessment information provided, the estimated amount to be paid as Direct Assessment by YOUR NAME, with TIN YOUR TIN is: ₦TAX PAYABLE
PLEASE NOTE: The estimated amount is subjected to review and change by Cross River State Internal Revenue Service”
You can pay for the self assessment right there by clicking the “Make Payment” Button as shown by 12 in diagram below. Please don’t forget to click the check box as shown in 13 below
14 – 16 Are different payment options. most taxpayers like option 1 which is the quickest.
14 – Pay online with Card/Bank Transfer
15 – Pay with pay-outlet (Bank Branch)
16 – Pay with paydirect (Bank Branch)
Option 15 & 16 is used for the scenario were you don’t want to pay immediately. So option 15 and 16 will Generate A Payment Invoice. where you can take to the bank to complete the payment process. However, if you wish to pay immediately, then use option 14 and Click on “Pay with Card”. Once the “Pay with Card” Option is chosen, the next page will be displayed as shown below
Where you have
17-Is Bank Transfer Option (Easiest, Fastest and most preferred)
18 – Is Card Option
19 – USSD Option
20 – Phone Option
When you choose the Transfer Option A virtual Bank account will be displayed as shown by 21 and 22
Please note: You need to make the transfer within 30 Minutes. and EVERY SUCH TRANSACTION BRINGS FORTH A DIFFERENT ACCOUNT. you don’t use this account number for another transaction. use only what is generated.
once the transfer has been made and you get debited, click on 23 to tell the system that “You have transferred the money” and that is it. the system refreshes and shows you the receipt page.
with the receipt, you can visit the headquarters to get the Original government Receipt
