Photo Credit; X (Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service)

Kaduna Government Seals Electricity Company Over ‘N600m Unpaid Taxes’ After Disconnection

The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service has announced that it sealed the Kaduna Electricity Company Plc (Kaduna Electric) office due to unpaid taxes totaling N600 million.

The State Internal Revenue Service disclosed this on its X page on Friday, August 2, 2024. 

It revealed that the decision is in line with Section 104 (1) & (4) of the Personal Income Tax Act, 2011, and Section 37 (3) & (4) of the Kaduna State Tax Codification and Consolidation Law, 2020, which empowers the service to enforce tax compliance.  

Kaduna Government Seals Electricity Company Over 'N600m Unpaid Taxes' After Disconnection
Photo Credit: X (Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service)

According to Zakari Jamilu Muhammad, the service’s Head of Corporate Communications, its officials had to seal the business premises of the Kaduna Electricity Company Plc due to significant established tax liabilities. 

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Furthermore, he stated that the development was based on a court order.  

Parallelfact previously reported that the Kaduna Electric company has disconnected light to the state government house over N2.9m

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