Two state High Courts in Abia State, sitting separately inUmuahia, have ordered that the business premises of five companies be sealedindefinitely.http://www.updatecrew.com/2018/12/courts-arrange-conclusion-of-five-firms.html
Justices Onuoha Ogwe and Kevin Wosu, ordered that the firms
be sealed for failing to remit N19 million taxes to government.Among them are
three hotels: De Latinos, Eastern Comforts and Gardens Resort in Umuahia, and
Diannex Hotels in Aba. Others are Royal Exchange Assurance Nigeria Ltd and
Rainbow Printing Press Company in Aba.
The courts had, following the suits filed by Abia State
Internal Revenue Service, indicted them for not remit the outstanding PAYE
Taxes of their employees in the state.They were also accused of withholding
taxes deducted from their individual suppliers of goods and services, covering
the period stated in the courts’ order.
A breakdown of the amount shows that Eastern Comfort Hotels
did not remit N1, 314,098.4 which were PAYE arrears of four years, from 2008 to
2015, while De Latinos had an outstanding N7, 825,022.67 being five years
arrears.
Diannex Hotels was involved in N7, 356,318.44, being arrears
for four years.
Others were, Rainbow Printing Press Co N985, 246.00 with
three years arrears, and Royal Exchange Assurance, which had outstanding three
years arrears of N 1, 240, 054.69.
In the cases of Rainbow Printing Press Co and Royal Exchange
Assurance, the court presided over by Justice Ogwe, now the state Chief Judge,
awarded the Revenue Service N50, 000.00 costs.Executive Chairman of the state
Inland Revenue Service, Mr. Udochukwu Ogbonna, said the premises of other tax
defaulters would be sealed, as soon as the court orders.
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