Davido and AY charged with tax evasion by Lagos state government

The Lagos State government has recorded a claim against artistes, Davido, and humorist, AY, for tax avoidance. Punch Newspaper revealed that these two have had a long fight with LIRS overcharged tax avoidance.

Davido was allegedly charged under the watchful eye of a Lagos high court in July 2017 while AY was said to have been charged to court in 2016 for neglecting to record his assessment forms. 

Davido is said to have revealed to LIRS authorities that he pays his duties to Osun state government since he is an indigene of the state while AY said he makes his duty installments to Ondo state. An authority of the Lagos state government who talked on the issue said;

“Recall 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.”