Value-added tax
GRA Bans Some Selected Items from Being Kept in Warehouses
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has banned the storage of some selected items imported and kept in Warehouses as it...
Stop Borrowing, Increase Tax and Focus On Agric – Ken Thompson
Dalex Finance’s CEO Ken Thompson has called on the government to increase taxes across board and cut its expenditure...
GRA To Charge Seven Per Cent VAT Withholding Tax
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) would, this year, start charging seven per cent VAT Withholding Tax on individuals...
Govt Urged To Remove Taxes On Free Medical Supplies
The President of Breast Care International has urged government to take off taxes on imported medical supplies offered...
Gov’t Moves To Scrap Import Duties On Aircraft Spare Parts
The Aviation Ministry has begun talks with the Finance Ministry to scrap taxes on import duty on aircraft parts and...
US Republicans Abandon Border Adjustment Tax Proposal
The White House on Thursday abandoned a proposal to create a border adjustment tax which it had touted as a way of...
NDC’s Clement Apaak Drags GRA To Court Over 3% VAT
A former Presidential staffer, Dr. Clement Apaak has dragged the Ghana Revenue Service to court over the implementation...
Prez Commends Ghanaians For Their Sense of Enterprise
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said Ghanaians are renowned for their sense of enterprise, creativity and...
AGI, IEAG Oppose 3% Flat VAT Rate
The 7th floor of the Job 600 (West Wing) of Parliament became the centre of attraction when the Finance Committee of...
GUTA’s Support For 3% VAT Compromising – Importers
Business Associations protesting the implementation of the 3% VAT Flat rate scheme are skeptical of a positive outcome...
Minority Threatens To Head To Court Over 3% VAT Flat Rate
The Minority has threatened to go to court in a bid to compel the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to halt the...
3% VAT Flat Rate Good – GUTA Counters AGI
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has presented a counter petition to the Finance Committee of Parliament,...
Ken Ofori Atta Faces Parliament Over 3% VAT Controversy
Parliament’s Finance Committee has invited the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta to respond to concerns by various...
Implementation of 3% VAT Flat Rate: Prices Up By 20.5%
Prices on goods have gone up by about 20.5%, following the implementation of the 3% VAT Flat Rate which commenced on...
Gulf States Prepare For VAT In Time of Crisis
Oil-rich Gulf countries, which for decades have attracted millions of foreign workers thanks to their reputation as...
Parliament Passes Bill To Scrap Import Duties On Vehicle Spare Parts
Government has expressed hopes that buyers and users of vehicular spare parts in Ghana will soon start to enjoy reduced...
Finance Minister, GRA To Meet Parliament Over VAT Law
The leadership of Parliament is expected to seek further clarifications from officials of the Ghana Revenue...
Minority Angry Over ‘suspension’ of VAT Collection
The Minority has filed a motion in Parliament aimed at stopping the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Finance...
Finance Minister Accused of Contempt of Parliament
The Minority has accused the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, of contempt of Parliament for failing to implement tax...