The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) on Thursday sealed seven telecommunication masts in the state metropolis over N5.8 billion unpaid taxes.
The telecommunication masts comprised of MTN servers at Tafawa Balewa Road, Surami Road, Etsu Road while GLOBACOM server at Shehu Laminu Road, and a general mast (ATC) for various of the communication servers at Unguwan Rimi, Nagwamatse road.
The KADIRS also sealed the popular Mudassir and Brothers (Mudatex) textile materials outlet at Ahmadu Bello Way, over an outstanding N5.2 million for sign post advertisement as well as Al-Babello Trading Company Ltd at the famous Panteka market, reputed for selling roofing sheets, iron rods and other building materials over undisclosed unpaid sign posts advertisements.
KADIRS Board Secretary and Legal Adviser, Mrs Aysha Ahmad, said the exercise was aimed at enforcing compliance by the companies that failed to discharge their civic responsibilities of tax payment.
She noted that it was part of their process to achieve the N120 billion revenue target set by the Kaduna State Government, adding that the agency encourages voluntary compliance, which is why it exhausts all possible means before enforcement being the final step.
She, therefore, called on the people of the state to ensure voluntary tax compliance, describing it as a civic responsibility.
