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Tax stamps grow from 28million in 2018 to 90million in 2021

June 23, 2021 The affixing of tax stamps on alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages has grown exponentially since its introduction about four years ago. From an initial 28.5 million tax stamps affixed in...

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June 23, 2021 / Comments (0)

SSNIT adopts Ghana Card – ID changeover from June 28 to Dec. 31

June 17, 2021 From Monday, June 28, this year, all Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) contributors will replace their unique scheme identification numbers with the Ghana Card...

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June 17, 2021 / Comments (0)

GRA offers tax incentives to businesses

May 19, 2021 The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has rolled out a tax incentive scheme for taxpayers to help cushion businesses and people against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The scheme...

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May 19, 2021 / Comments (0)

Gov’t bets on Ghana Card, digitization to leapfrog economic growth

May 18, 2021 Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has indicated that the country is executing a plan to meticulously digitize and integrate all persons on the National Identification Database,...

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May 18, 2021 / Comments (0)

The COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy— How it works

May 12, 2021 The COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy Act, 2021, (Act 1068), imposes a special levy, the COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy, on the supply of goods and services, and imports to raise revenue to...

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May 12, 2021 / Comments (0)

GRA goes fully digital in July

April 23, 2021 Plans are far advanced by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to fully operate digital effective July 1, 2020 in line with government’s digitization drive. A GRA circular to its staff...

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April 23, 2021 / Comments (0)

Government’s new tax policies to take effect from May 1

April 21, 2021 The implementation of the new tax policies announced in the 2021 budget statement and duly approved by Parliament will take effect from May 1, 2021. The implementation date was announced in...

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April 21, 2021 / Comments (0)

New monitoring system in petroleum sector: GH¢1bn added to government revenue in 10 months

April 12, 2021 A new digital system initiated by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has added more than GH¢1 billion to government’s revenue in just ten months of its implementation, as it has virtually...

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April 12, 2021 / Comments (0)

All national ID numbers to become tax numbers from April – President Akufo-Addo

March 10, 2021 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says starting April 1, 2021, all national identification numbers will become Tax Identification Numbers (TIN). He said when his government first...

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March 10, 2021 / Comments (0)

Ghana, UK sign interim trade pact

March 5, 2021 The government has signed an interim Trade Partnership Agreement (TPA) with the United Kingdom (UK) to sustain trade relations between the two countries as Britain and Northern Ireland exit...

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March 5, 2021 / Comments (0)