The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has notified more than 19,000 taxpayers to pay their taxes or have their taxes automatically debited from their bank account in the next 29 days.
The FIRS released the list on Monday, August 19, and it includes Obasanjo Farms, Davido Music Worldwide, Assemblies of God and 19,998 others.
The owners of the 19,901 accounts were told that they have 28 days to pay their taxes or see it deducted from their bank accounts.
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The notice read in parts;
“This is to notify all Companies, which had their Bank Accounts placed under Lien by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) pursuant to Section 31 of the FIRSE Act, but are yet to regularise their tax status with the FIRS, that if they fail, refuse or neglect to pay the tax due within 30 days of this Notice, the FIRS shall in accordance with Section 49 (2) (a- d) of the FIRSE Act proceed and enforce the payment of the said tax against all the Directors, Managers, Secretaries and every other person concerned in the management of the Companies and recover the said tax from such persons without further notice,” it said.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the above Section authorises the FIRS to proceed against and punish every officer, Manager, Director, Secretary or any person concerned with the management of the Company in like manner as if he/she had committed the offence.”
Some of the accounts published include:
- Citiroof Aluminium Co. Ltd
- Coldstone Creamery Limited (Yaba)
- Davido Music Worldwide Ltd
- Grand Square Supermarket and Stores Ltd
- Iyiola Omisore & Par
- Open Heavens Bliss Enterprises
- The Assemblies of God Nigeria
- X3M Music Limited
- Tiger Foods LimitedSlot Enterprises
- Payporte Technology LimitedVisionscape Sanitation Solutions Limited
- Erisco Foods Limited Milk Cube account
- God is Good Motors (Vehicle sales account)
- Hubmart Stores Limited
- Obasanjo Farms Nig. Ltd (Feedmill)
- United Capital Plc
