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Speaking on the development, a Senior Revenue Manager of the ODIRS, Gregory Afuwape, said the owner of the hotel had been accessed between 2013 and 2016 but he didn’t show up for payment despite being served statutory notices.
Afuwape said the firms could approach the tax office to do the needful, warning that the seal on their premises must not be removed. “The law allows settlement after judgment. Even after enforcement, the taxpayer can approach the tax authorities for settlement. “It would be unlawful for anyone to break the padlock or the seal on the premises as it is called obstruction in law, which will be contempt of court and would attract more than 21 years imprisonment,” he said.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.