The Osun State Internal Revenue Service has mentioned it might start clamping down on enterprise premises which have didn’t fulfil their tax obligations to the federal government.
According to a press release by the Information Officer of the company, Oluwaseun Ayeni, obtained on Saturday, the chairman of OIRS, Mr. Adesola Adewumi, throughout an consciousness marketing campaign held in Osogbo to demand compliance from the enterprise homeowners, mentioned by Monday, the federal government would seal off defaulting enterprise premises.
Adewumi, who was represented on the consciousness marketing campaign, gave all tax defaulting companies within the state one other grace to pay up their dues earlier than the clamp down would start.
The OIRS chairman, who was represented by the Director Legal and Enforcement of the Agency, Mr. Deji Atoyebi, mentioned the statewide enforcement was due by May.
“The board of OIRS had concluded plans to start tax enforcement towards defaulters in the event that they proceed to fail in fulfilling their tax obligations to the state authorities
“We subsequently advise all tax defaulting companies within the state to keep away from any inconveniences which will come up in the course of the closure.
“The companies have been served with harmonised demand notices to do the needful earlier than the state would embark on enforcement/closure to carry the defaulters to e book.
“We admonish those who are yet to be served a harmonized demand notice to go to any OIRS tax station nearest to them or visit www.ecg.ng/requestosunbill to request for their own immediately,” Adewumi mentioned.
He subsequently suggested tax defaulters who’ve obtained payments to settle their tax liabilities, to keep away from interruptions of their operations.
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