Iyabo Ojo while responding to the ultimatum, criticised the method used in arriving at the ‘outrageous tax bill’
By Kehinde Okeowo
Popular Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo has reacted after Lagos State Government alleged she is owing taxes and issued her a seven day ultimatum to pay up.
The Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) in a letter on Monday claimed the thespian is owing N7,376,000.00 tax for the year 2022 and N11,264,092 in back taxes for the 2021 tax year.
It also ordered her to pay the N18,640,092.00 personal income tax or risk going to jail.
Responding to the letter, Iyabo Ojo criticised the method used to determine what she described as an exorbitant tax bill.
She also insisted she will not pay, urging the LIRS to either close her business or arrest her.
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Sharing the pictures of her tax on her verified Instagram handle in a now-deleted post, she wrote: “@jidesanwoolu @lagosstategovt, please, how do you people come up with these outrageous personal income taxes you send on a daily basis?
“After paying for different types of taxes for one’s businesses, house & all…. you still come up with all this huge amount and give me 7 days to pay up, lol.
“Last time, you people asked me to come to your office, I came, you asked me to explain and declare what I earn, which I did with my tax consultant, but no you did not respond to my letter, because you want me to pay you an outrageous amount that I do not have, make I go thief ni? I ask again, ‘How do you people come up with such outrageous bills?’
“What have you people ever done for me as a government? NOTHING. Since you guys insist, You can gladly come and close down my business, arrest me, jail me, or kill me for all I care, we all will die one day.”
