The entertainers have had a long-running battle with
the Lagos Internal Revenue Service
(LIRS) over alleged tax evasion. Davido was been charged
before a Lagos high court in
July 2017, while AY was said to have been charged to court in 2016 for
failing to file his tax returns.
Davido is said to have told LIRS officials that he pays his
taxes to Osun state government
since he is an indigene of the state while AY said he makes his tax payments
to Ondo state.
An official of the state government who spoke on the
matter said:
"Remember that Davido said he made N500m from his N30bn concert
recently. We must know how much he paid to the LIRS. AY too said the same
thing. The comedian claimed to be paying his taxes to Ondo State, where he
hails from. It seems these celebrities don’t understand that the tax law
stipulates that you must pay your tax to your state of residence. Anyway,
we are already in court. Others will soon appear in court if they don’t obey
the state tax law. You can’t be making money in Lagos and refuse to pay tax."
Punch
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