Monrovia – The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) is investigating the Chief Executive Officer of a Nigerian company operating in Liberia, Akewa Group of Companies, Madam Funke Obebunmi for what appears to be a fake tax clearance found in the possession of the company. Information gathered says the company had been parading the fake tax clearance in a bid to attract concession rights to operate logging activities in the Gola Konneh forest in Grand Cape Mount County. It said the fake tax clearance, which was purported to have being issued by the LRA on February 15, 2019, carries a false series number 00056, which is far from the current 2019 series number. Other discrepancies discovered on the fake Tax Clearance include the insertion of the signature of an LRA staff, who has been on study leave out of Liberia for more than six months. Officials at the LRA Large Tax Department hinted that the Akewa Group of Companies is being investigated among other things for allegedly parading a fake tax clearance certificate, reneging on paying taxes to the LRA for over three years saying if found culpable, the company could face the full weight of the tax law of Liberia.

Source: Front Page Africa March 22, 2019 00:11 UTC