Kaduna Seals 5 Banks, Business Premises Over N1.7bn Debt
The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) on Tuesday sealed five banks and other business premises within the Kaduna metropolis for a ‘Land Use Charge (LUC) debt’ of N1.7 billion
It also sealed the prominent Hamdala Hotel for a N115 million LUC debt. The banks and other businesses sealed were Keystone Bank Plc, Unity Bank, FCMB, Zenith Bank, Bank of Agriculture (BOA), as well as Chicken Republic, all located along Yakubu Gowon Way.
Others were: Forte Oil, New Nigeria Development Company, GT Bank parking lot and A.G. Leventis building.
Speaking to newsmen on the development, Aysha Ahmad, Board Secretary and Legal Adviser, KADIRS, explained that the enforcement exercise was based on the provisions of the law.
Ahmad said the enforcement was an exercise of powers vested in KADIRS under Section 104 of the Personal Income Tax Act.
She said that the exercise was also backed by Section 24, Sub-Sections (1,2 and 3) of the Kaduna State Tax Codification and Consolidation Law, 2020, as amended.
Ahmad said the Kaduna State Geographic Information Service (KADGIS) established the accumulated land-based revenue (LUC) liabilities. She added that the service sent demand notices to businesses, but they did not respond or comply.
“So, we have to resort to enforcement to collect what is due for the state,” she said. The KADIRS board secretary said the exercise would last a week.
She added, “A Court order for the immediate closure and taking over of the entire properties until all unpaid land-based revenue liabilities are settled had been secured.”
Ahmad called on tax payers to comply voluntarily, stressing that the service would go round the major cities across the state to ensure compliance. #Kaduna Seals 5 Banks, Business Premises Over N1.7bn Debt#
