Court Adjourns Tax Evasion Lawsuit Involving Binance Executive

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A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the tax evasion case against the popular cryptocurrency exchange platform, Binance Holdings Limited, until Friday, April 19, 2024.

Recall that the Nigerian Government, through the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), dragged the firm to court for alleged tax evasion.

Also joined in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CR/115/2024 are officials of the cryptocurrency company, Tigran Gambaryan, and Nadeem Anjarwalla.

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In the suit, Binance was accused of failing to register with the FIRS for the purpose of paying all relevant taxes administered by the service.

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The FIRS also claimed that the company failed to issue invoices to the subscribers for the purpose of determining and payment of its Value Added Taxes (VATs) while it was offering taxable services to subscribers on its trading platform.

In a related development, the alleged money laundering case instituted by the EFCC against the firm is underway as of the time of filing this report.

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