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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Joe Ghartey, the Member of Parliament for Essikado-Ketan, as the new Board Chair of the Ghana Revenue Authority. This decision was made after a new Board was reconstituted and inaugurated due to the resignation of the former Board Chair, Tony Oteng-Gyasi, and the …

The Assistant Commissioner of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Emelia Assam has denied claims that she harasses companies excessively in order to collect taxes. The Assistant Commissioner addressed worries expressed regarding potential harassment by GRA employees by explaining that although the GRA does enforce tax collection to guarantee compliance, it …

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 …

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; …

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 …

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has disconnected the Ho Airport in the Volta Region for owing the power distribution company GH¢63,000. The regional office of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Ho Technical University, KFC in Ho, and the Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) Training Academy in Kpetoe were disconnected for owing a combined …

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 …

Some business owners in Kumasi have urged the government to implement more environmentally friendly and business-friendly tax laws that will aid in the government’s optimal revenue mobilization while encouraging corporate expansion. According to them, the current Value Added Tax (VAT) policy being implemented by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) “does …

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 …

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 …