The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has defended its power to direct banks, employers and other third parties to remit funds belonging to tax defaulters to the state government, insisting that the provision is long-established and not a new policy.
Speaking with The PUNCH, the Special Adviser to the Chairman of LIRS, Tokunbo Akande, said the mechanism is only activated where a taxpayer has an established tax liability and is not applied arbitrarily.