The Osun State Government has issued a warning to business owners in the state to fulfill their tax obligations or face closure of their businesses.
In a statement issued by Oluwaseun Ayeni, Information Officer of Osun Internal Revenue Service, the Agency’s Chairman, Adesola Adewumi, emphasized that defaulters have been given sufficient time to comply.
Speaking during an awareness campaign in the state capital, Adewumi stated, “The board of OIRS had concluded plans to begin tax enforcement against defaulters if they continue to fail in fulfilling their tax obligations to the state government.”
Represented by the Director of Legal and Enforcement, Mr. Deji Atoyebi, Adewumi warned that business owners yet to fulfill their tax obligations have until Monday, August 12 to do so, or face closure of their premises. He noted that the exercise was initially due in May this year.
Adewumi said, “We therefore advise all tax defaulting businesses in the state to avoid any inconveniences that may arise during the closure. The businesses having been served with harmonized demand notices, should do the needful before the state would embark on enforcement/closure to bring the defaulters to book.”
He further advised, “We admonish those who are yet to be served a harmonized demand notice to go to any OIRS tax station nearest to them or visit (link unavailable) to request for their own immediately.”
