Famous Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, has been given a seven-day ultimatum by the Lagos State Government to pay N18,640,092.00 as her income tax. Failure to comply could result in her being sent to jail.
In a letter addressed to the actress, the Lagos government accused her of owing N7,376,000.00 in taxes for the year 2022,…
Iyabo Ojo, in response to the letter, criticized the methodology used to calculate the tax bill, considering it to be excessively high. She expressed her dissatisfaction with the situation by sharing a picture of the bill on her Instagram page. Iyabo Ojo also referred to a previous occasion when she was asked to visit the government office, where she provided an explanation and declaration of her earnings through her tax consultant.
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