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Unpaid Taxes: Kaduna Govt Seals Off 4 Hotels
The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service, KADIRS, has shut four hotels in Kafanchan, Jama’ah Local Government Area over N16.8m unpaid taxes.
The Chairman of KADIRS, Jerry Adams, made this known while briefing newsmen after the operations on Thursday in Kaduna.
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He said the service carried out the operations on Wednesday in Kafanchan where it sealed four hotels, namely; Kyus hotel, Sunshine lodge, Bayan hotel and Cloud-9 lounge, over alleged tax defaults.
According to him, the exercise was in line with the powers vested on the service pursuant to Section 104 (1) and (4) of Personal Income Tax Act 2011 and Section 37 (3) and (4) of the Kaduna State Tax Codification and Consolidation Law, 2020.
He pointed out that the KADIRS secured a Court order for its immediate closure and taking over of the entire properties until all the unpaid taxes were settled.
Adams, however, said that before the enforcement, assessments were raised and room for objections were given and after reconciliation, the service gives enough time for payment.
“As a tax body backed by law, we must ensure that all taxes due to the state are paid,” he said.
Adams lamented that there were recalcitrant tax payers, who never voluntarily comply with the tax laws.
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He said that the state government needs money to provide key infrastructure, adding that the Governor was doing so much in spite of its huge debt burden.
“The state has been striving for some time now in spite of the huge debt burden.
“It is clearly visible that the governor is carrying out huge projects in the educational and health sectors, upgrading of rural roads and many other things at the moment,” he said.
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