Benchmark value reversal resumes January 17

January 11, 2022 The suspension of the implementation of the reversal of reduction of values of imports (referred to as benchmark values) on selected items has been extended for a further two weeks, to...

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Reversal of 50% benchmark value policy commences on November 15

November 15, 2021 Effective Monday, November 15, revised selected items cease to enjoy 30% and 50% discount on benchmark or invoices for vehicle and general goods. The items include, sugar, noodles, palm...

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Relevance of documentation in tax assessments

October 1, 2021 Tax assessments are done based on Financial Statements that are filed with Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), tax audits conducted by GRA, or information (including documents) given to its...

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GRA to reject companies’ expenses without VAT invoice from October 1

September 3, 2021 The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it will reject any expenditure incurred by any company in Ghana without a Value Added Tax (VAT) invoice starting from October. This, according to the...

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Personal Tax Reliefs: the way to go

August 9, 2021 It is good to note that a good tax legislation should have four attributes namely: ensure equity or equality, ensure a stable economy, possess convenience in its administrative procedures...

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14 Million identified as eligible taxpayers after TINs exercise

July 22, 2021 About 14 million people have been identified as eligible taxpayers after a successful integration of the Ghana Card and Tax Identification Numbers (TINs), an exercise which started on April...

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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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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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Tax reliefs for employees and how to invoke the laws [Article]

June 8, 2021 For many employees in Ghana, the amount of taxes they pay on their wages and salary is so high that, they do not bother to pay attention to the taxes deducted. In Ghana, sources of income...

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Tax payment goes online today

June 2, 2021 The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) will  from today  move its tax payment systems online. This is part of the GRA’s digitisation effort aimed at making it more convenient for...

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