N735m tax debt: FIRS shuts firms in Lagos, Owerri, P/Harcourt

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) yesterday sealed the premises of taxdefaulting companies in Lagos, Owerri and Port Harcourt.

In Lagos, the FIRS closed the premises of Sycamore Consulting Limited, 2 Garba Close, off Amodu Ojikutu Street, Victoria Island, for alleged tax liabilities of N59,977,290.

A release by the public relations consultants of FIRS signed by Mr. Bamidele Johnson also said the enforcement team shut Itex Integrated Services at 163 Sinari Daranijo Street, Victoria Island, over tax liabilities put at N99,390,324.

Similarly sealed in Lagos was Jallis Construction Company, which was alleged to have a tax debt of N81,701,000.

In Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, the FIRS shut the offices of Fiddil Commercial Company at the Trans-Amadi area of the city over tax liabilities totalling N150,524,655,00, said to have accumulated between 2010 and 2015.

The team also visited Annajul Rosari Limited located at 102 Rumuogba Estate, which is said to be owing N50,998,582.70.

In Owerri, the offices of Roche Construction Nigeria Limited were shut over alleged failure to pay Company Income Tax (CIT) and Education Tax (EDT) dating back to 2011.

“The company has a total liability of N218,939,417.29. Other companies distrained included Benkolo Investment Limited, which owes N15,728,386. 34; Kolo Industries Nigeria Limited, with a tax debt of N14,279,547.32; Frank Gilly Nigeria Limited, which has a tax liability of N26,892, 862.23 and Owerri Hotels, which owes N14,802,846.22. Equally shut was Summer Suites Limited, a hotel which owes N1,985,793.20,” the release stated.