The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has restated its call for the business community to report any officials who demand cash payments for taxes. This reminder comes in the context of the GRA’s policy update, as the authority no longer accepts cash or personal and corporate cheques for tax payments. The …
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TAX PROSTITUTES, WEED SELLERS TOO – Afia Schwarz Reacts To Tax On MCs By GRA
Controversial Ghanaian media personality and socialite, Afia Schwarzenegger, has called on the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to tax prostitutes and weed sellers after announcing its decision to collect tax from other menial jobs. According to her, the decision by the GRA to tax bloggers, influencers, and Masters of Ceremonies (MCs) is quite unfortunate; …
Read More »GH¢15M ACCUMULATED FROM BETTING TAX, GH¢60M TO BE GENERATED BY END OF FOOTBALL SEASON – GRA
The Domestic Tax Revenue Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has reported that it has generated GH¢15 million within the first month of implementing the betting tax. The tax collector is optimistic that this amount will increase to GH¢60 million by the end of the football season. The GRA …
Read More »‘WE ARE NOT TARGETING YOUR BUSINESSES’ – GRA Refutes Ken Agyapong’s Allegations
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has responded to recent allegations that its officials have been unfairly targeting business concerns belonging to Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central. A statement from the GRA’s Communications and Public Affairs department said the claims by the lawmaker including that his companies were being subjected to …
Read More »GRA SHUTS DOWN 4 BRANCHES OF PALACE MALL IN ACCRA
The Ghana Revenue Authority has closed the Palace Mall locations in Labone, Spintex, Atomic Roundabout, and Weija due to non-compliance with the authority’s E-VAT Invoicing system. According to GRA, a number of chosen stores have purposefully neglected to generate electronic VAT bills when clients walk in to make purchases. The …
Read More »GRA CLOSES CHINA MALL SHOPPING CENTRES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE
Enforcement Officials of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has closed four branches of the China Mall Shopping facilities in Accra for non-compliance with the e-invoicing system for Value Added Tax (VAT) introduced by the Authority. The Authority rolled out the e-invoicing system for VAT collectors from October 1, 2022, to …
Read More »DO THE RIGHT THING ELSE WE’LL COME AFTER YOU – GRA Warns Tax Defaulters
“We will always be on the field. We will knock on doors but if you run today, you may not run forever because we will surely knock on your door. Companies must do the right thing by paying all their taxes”, he advised. The GRA’s Domestic Tax Revenue Division …
Read More »GH¢3.26 BILLION TAX MONEY GOES MISSING BETWEEN GRA, CAGD AND MoF — Auditor General Spills
Following a joint audit and reconciliation of the Ministry of Finance, Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), and Controller and Accountant General’s Department’s books, the Auditor General found that GH 3.26 billion in tax revenue was missing from the government account (CAGD). Mynewsgh.com reports that the Auditor-General raised the red flag when …
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