By: Success James
The Executive Chairman Gombe Internal Revenue Service (GIRS), together with the Executive Director and Other staffs visited the facilities of Access Bank Plc and unsealed the properties for business in the early hours of Wednesday February 16, 2022.
The Executive Chairman stated that “As a responsible organisation, the Service has a duty to unsealed the properties following the outstanding payment of N118.05 million tax liability of the bank”.
He made it clear to the newsmen that the service is not there to shut down businesses, instead, to extract value to provide for the overall and inclusive growth and development of Gombe State and its citizens.
In a statement, the Chairman said “As you are all aware, taxes are imposed to redistribute income and resources to support socioeconomic development of our young state. As such, entities working, earning and posting profit in Gombe State are expected to pay statutory taxes and levies in accordance with the provisions of the Gombe State Revenue Codification and Consolidation Law (2021).”
The Chairman urges on the good people of Gombe State and corporate entities to ensure they operate responsibly by paying their taxes, levies, fees, fine, rates and penalty whichever that is applicable.
