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Edo seals nine Chinese firms over unpaid taxes

Edo seals nine Chinese firms over unpaid taxes
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Photo: SOW Professional Services Ltd Nine companies operating in Utesi Community, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, have had their industrial premises sealed by the Edo State Internal Revenue Service over alleged unpaid tax liabilities totalling N8.9bn. He said, “The EIRS sealed off the industrial premises of Rongtai Plastic Company Limited and eight other corporate entities operating in the Utesi Community of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, over an unremmitted tax liability totaling N8.982bn.
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  • ✦“The enforcement orders will remain in effect, and the seals will only be removed upon settlement of all outstanding tax liabilities by the defaulting companies,” he added.
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Friday:The EIRS Head of Corporate Communications and Taxpayers Enlightenment Service, Courage Eboigbe, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
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  • ✦Photo: SOW Professional Services Ltd Nine companies operating in Utesi Community, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, have had their industrial premises sealed by the Edo State Internal Revenue Service over alleged unpaid tax liabilities totalling N8.9bn.
  • ✦He said, “The EIRS sealed off the industrial premises of Rongtai Plastic Company Limited and eight other corporate entities operating in the Utesi Community of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, over an unremmitted tax liability totaling N8.982bn.
  • ✦“The enforcement orders will remain in effect, and the seals will only be removed upon settlement of all outstanding tax liabilities by the defaulting companies,” he added.
Key Facts:Friday: The EIRS Head of Corporate Communications and Taxpayers Enlightenment Service, Courage Eboigbe, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
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The Edo State Internal Revenue Service has sealed nine Chinese-owned firms in Ikpoba-Okha LGA over alleged unpaid tax liabilities totalling N8.9bn.

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Photo: SOW Professional Services Ltd Nine companies operating in Utesi Community, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, have had their industrial premises sealed by the Edo State Internal Revenue Service over alleged unpaid tax liabilities totalling N8.9bn.

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He said, “The EIRS sealed off the industrial premises of Rongtai Plastic Company Limited and eight other corporate entities operating in the Utesi Community of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, over an unremmitted tax liability totaling N8.982bn.

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The EIRS Head of Corporate Communications and Taxpayers Enlightenment Service, Courage Eboigbe, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.

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