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The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has sealed Protea Hotel, close to Kuramo Waters, over alleged failure to remit N11.07 million personal income taxes deducted from workers’ salaries.
The management of the hotel have said that it is ready to sue the revenue service for the insult.
Mrs. Ajibike Oshodi-Sholola, Head, Distrain Unit of LIRS, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during a state-wide tax law enforcement exercise in Lagos on Wednesday.
Protea Hotel was sealed by the revenue service over evasion of N148.88 million consumption and hotel occupancy taxes on June 9.
It also recalls that the hotel broke the seal without LIRS’s consent, payment of the tax liabilities or due resolution of the issue.
Oshodi-Sholola said the tax liabilities were for 2012 tax audit year.
Mr Ajibola Anbisala, the hotel Chairman, denied receiving any notice or letter from LIRS, saying that the team had no authority to just come and seal the hotel.
“We have not received any recent letter from LIRS in respect to the company’s staff personal income tax.
“I am ready to sue LIRS for this insult,” he said.
NAN
The management of the hotel have said that it is ready to sue the revenue service for the insult.
Mrs. Ajibike Oshodi-Sholola, Head, Distrain Unit of LIRS, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during a state-wide tax law enforcement exercise in Lagos on Wednesday.
Protea Hotel was sealed by the revenue service over evasion of N148.88 million consumption and hotel occupancy taxes on June 9.
It also recalls that the hotel broke the seal without LIRS’s consent, payment of the tax liabilities or due resolution of the issue.
Oshodi-Sholola said the tax liabilities were for 2012 tax audit year.
Mr Ajibola Anbisala, the hotel Chairman, denied receiving any notice or letter from LIRS, saying that the team had no authority to just come and seal the hotel.
“We have not received any recent letter from LIRS in respect to the company’s staff personal income tax.
“I am ready to sue LIRS for this insult,” he said.
NAN
