MultiChoice Group controversies
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2021
Nigeria's revenue service instructs banks to freeze MultiChoice accounts
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In July 2021, Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service instructed banks in the country to freeze accounts belonging to MultiChoice Group and its subsidiaries. The instruction was made amid alleged tax evasion and tax-compliance issues. The allegations were reported as claims and not as a determination of wrongdoing. The event concerned the accounts of MultiChoice Group and its subsidiaries, and the reported basis was alleged tax evasion and tax-compliance issues.
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Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has instructed banks in the West African country to freeze accounts belonging to the MultiChoice Group and its subsidiaries.
The revenue service has accused the massive entertainment media provider, amongst the largest on the continent, of alleged tax evasion.