Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) has closed eight private companies for N419.3 million tax liabilities.
Corporate Communications head, Mr Zakari Muhammad, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) the action was backed by a court order.
Muhammad identified the companies as Access Bank N249.9 million; Transmission Company of Nigeria’s Regional Office N56.3 million; Transmission Company of Nigeria’s sub-regional office N67.7 million; and Sky Express Airways N5.4 million.
Others are Azman Air Services N15.2 million; China Zhonghao Nigeria N8.6 million; Indomie Noodle, Kaduna N9.3 million; and Premier Feed Mills, seven million naira.
He noted the revenue service obtained court orders to close the offices for failing to file and remit tax liabilities.
Muhammad added KADIRS was empowered by law to seal premises of organisations that fail to remit taxes due to the state.
He cited Section 104, sub-section 3 and 4 of Personal Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2011 and Section 37, sub-section 3 and 4 of Kaduna State Tax Codification and Consolidation Law, 2020, as the legal instruments