By Glam & Essence
Popular Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo has been served a notice of seven days by the Lagos State government to pay the sum of N18,640,092.00 as personal income tax owed or risk being jailed.
The notice letter sent to Iyabo accused her of owing N7,376,000.00 tax for the year 2022 and N11,264,092 in back taxes for the 2021 tax year.
Responding on social media to the letter on Monday, Iyabo Ojo criticised the method used to determine the exorbitant tax bill she was given.
Speaking via her Instagram page, Iyabo said: “@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.”
Iyabo equally presented evidence tax receipt paid by her to the Lagos State.
Many have reacted online to the move on Itabo by the Lagos State government,describing it as witch hunt,because the actress openly distance herself from the APC party,unlike her fellow colleagues who campaigned for the aspirants of the APC in the last election.
Many are of the opinion that this is the way the Lagos State government want to punish Iyabo for her criticism of the APC during the last election that brought the APC presidential candidate to power.
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