Aysha Ahmad, the KADIRS Board Secretary and Legal Advisor, emphasized that this enforcement action aimed to ensure compliance by businesses that had neglected their civic duty of tax payment. She stated, "We are left with no option but to exercise the powers vested in us by the law to enforce compliance."
The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) took action on Thursday by sealing two hotels, an event center, and other business premises in the Kaduna metropolis due to unpaid taxes amounting to approximately N422.6 million.
Among the sealed properties were Seals Admiralty Naval Suites, owned by Navy Travels and Tours in Abuja, and Deluxe Suites located on Ali Akilu Road in Kaduna.
Additional businesses affected include the Big City Event Centre, Bijo Surgical & Scientific Limited, Zedvance Finance Limited, TXTLight Power Solution, Lek Dental & Maxillofacial Hospital, Azaka, and an Enyo filling station.
Aysha Ahmad, the KADIRS Board Secretary and Legal Advisor, emphasized that this enforcement action aimed to ensure compliance by businesses that had neglected their civic duty of tax payment. She stated, "We are left with no option but to exercise the powers vested in us by the law to enforce compliance."
Despite the necessity of these measures, Ahmad clarified that KADIRS takes no pleasure in sealing properties of tax defaulters. The agency actively promotes voluntary compliance, exhausting all possible avenues before resorting to enforcement.
Ahmad called upon the people of the state to recognize voluntary tax compliance as a civic responsibility.
