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I pledge to boost GRA’s revenue, maintain business-friendly approach – Joe Ghartey

The newly appointed Board Chair of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Joe Ghartey, has committed to diligently working towards achieving the government’s revenue targets...

Government defends proposed tax on big tech revenues

The Ghanaian government has justified its proposed tax on revenues generated by large technology firms such as Google, YouTube, and Facebook within the country. This...

VRA Senior Staff criticize revenue distribution under revised Cash Waterfall Mechanism

The Senior Staff Association (SSA) of the Volta River Authority (VRA) has expressed concerns about the impact of the revised Cash Waterfall Mechanism on...
GRA

E-VAT boosts revenue by 32%

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has refuted rumours suggesting that the piloting of its electronic Value Added Tax (e-VAT) invoicing system has resulted in...
GRA

GRA addresses reports of billions lost in E-VAT revenue

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has responded to reports claiming that the nation has lost billions in revenue due to the implementation of the...
Vice President of IMANI Ghana, Bright Simons

Bright Simons: How SML confused Ghanaian professors

Despite sparring for months with SML, I had never had the privilege of an encounter at close range. Unlike the good souls at the Fourth...

Army Major convicted for smuggling guns to Ghana

A federal jury has convicted a United States Army Major, Kojo Owusu Dartey, who has been found guilty on multiple charges related to smuggling...
Bright Simons:

Imani-Ghana criticises Akufo-Addo for not lauding Fourth Estate’s contribution to social development

IMANI Africa, a prominent policy think tank, has criticised President Akufo-Addo for failing to acknowledge the contributions of The Fourth Estate, a media outlet,...

We are committed to helping build a better Ghana – SML

Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) has expressed its commitment to contributing to the development of Ghana by adhering to ethically acceptable standards and maintaining...

SML/GRA contract brought GH¢2.45bn in tax revenues to the state – KPMG report

KPMG's audit report has revealed that the revenue assurance contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) has resulted in...

Electricity VAT: GRA clarifies decision to tax resident Ghanaians

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has clarified its decision to tax the foreign incomes of resident Ghanaians as replacement for the value-added tax (VAT)...
GRA

GRA provides clarity on tax status of Ghanaian residents earning abroad

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has moved to dispel uncertainties surrounding the tax status of individuals earning incomes abroad, affirming the criteria for categorizing...
Finance Minister Dr Mohammed Amin Adam

ECG to use single revenue collection account – Finance Minister

Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam has disclosed that a single account has been established for the Electricity Company of Ghana's revenue collection activities. In March,...

Gov’t to tax foreign incomes of Ghanaian residents as electricity VAT replacement

In response to the revenue gap caused by the abandonment of the value-added tax (VAT) on electricity, government plans to implement a tax on...

Govt to avoid tax burden on Ghanaians – Finance Minister assures

The government is determined not to overburden Ghanaians with the payment of more taxes, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, the Finance Minister, has assured. Rather, the...

Ghana spends GH¢11 billion to import oil

Coordinator for the Anti-Smuggling Taskforce on Vegetable Oil Import, Dr. Paul Amaning has revealed that, Ghana spends GH¢11 billion annually to import oil. This, he...

Revenue mobilisation is my topmost priority – Finance Minister

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has declared revenue mobilisation as his topmost priority for the running of the state.  According to...
Taxes

Ghana’s tax systems have become complex – Tax Partner at PwC Ghana

A partner at PwC Ghana has called for a comprehensive reform of the country’s tax laws to make them simpler and to encourage compliance,...

Samira Bawumia’s influence on Ghana’s fashion industry: A legacy of pride and tradition

The textile and fashion industry in Ghana has played a significant role in the country's economy by providing employment opportunities for a large workforce,...

Don’t leave Ghana to seek greener pastures elsewhere – Nurses urged

The Principal of Margret Marquart Catholic Nursing Training College in Kpando in the Volta Region has urged graduates of the school to remain in...

Ghana’s telecom market: NCA to regulate tariff charges

Ghana's telecom industry is set for a shakeup as the National Communications Authority (NCA) prepares to regulate how often Mobile Network Operators can adjust...

SML contract shoots GRA’s revenue in petroleum downstream to over GH¢12bn

Details emerging from the contract between Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) have revealed positive outcomes for the country's...

Let’s work together to achieve 2024 revenue target – Amin Adam charges GRA

The newly appointed Finance Minister, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has urged the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to put in place a strategic roadmap to...

John Kumah writes: Ghana’s future secured with NPP and Dr. Bawumia

Not long ago, the Vice President and the presidential candidate of the great New Patriotic Party (NPP) outlined his vision for Ghana should Ghanaians...

92% of women businesses in Ghana have never exported – OAWLI

A research data to be released as part of international women’s day, by Oxford Africa Women Leadership Institute (OAWLI), an Enterprise Support Organization, indicate,...
Telcos

Mobile Money agents to be blocked for failing to link accounts to Ghana Cards...

In a bid to enhance financial transparency and compliance with tax regulations, leading Electronic Money Issuers (EMIs) in Ghana have announced the impending blocking...

Mobile money agent accounts unregistered with Ghana Card to be blocked – Telecoms Chamber

All mobile money agent accounts without Ghana Cards or Tax Identification Number will be blocked on February 1, 2024, the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications...
GRA

GRA to leverage customer-centric initiatives to exceed revenue target

The Ghana Revenue Authority plans to leverage customer-centric initiatives to woo more businesses and people into the tax bracket in 2024.  According to the Commissioner...

Ghanaians react to GRA’s pursuit of Cheddar over GH¢7 million tax debt

Ghanaians on social media have reacted to reports that, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has slapped leader of the New Force, Nana Kwame Bediako...

GRA boss breaks silence on claims of absconding from Ghana

The Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, has debunked allegations that he and his entire nuclear family have absconded Ghana...
occupy ghana

Allow Auditor-General to audit GRA, SML contract – OccupyGhana

OccupyGhana, a pressure group, has requested President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to permit the Auditor-General to audit the contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority...

Kwabena Brakopowers: Ghana’s next President will inherit a messy country in 2025

With the highest public debt in the history of the country, rising youth unemployment, businesses collapsing due to insensitive taxes, brazen looting by political...
Vice President of IMANI Ghana, Bright Simons

Ghana’s billion-dollar ‘Timber merchant’ deal to protect taxes

On Tuesday, January 2, President Nana Akufo-Addo announced that he has engaged the local affiliate of KPMG, one of the “Big Four” global professional services firms,...

GRA goes after $2.8bn accounts of Ghanaians overseas

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has disclosed it will soon go after accounts of Ghanaians overseas who are not paying taxes. This was after it...

We’ll invest in geological services to increase revenue from mineral deposits – Mahama

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama says the NDC will invest in the Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA) so...
GRA

GRA denies “questionable” contract with SML; insists deal saved Ghana ¢3bn

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has denied publication by 'The Fourth Estate' that it awarded a ‘’questionable’’ contract to Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited (SML)...

SML contract is inimical to Ghana’s development – John Jinapor

The Ranking Member of Parliament's Mines and Energy Committee, John Jinapor has opposed the government's 10-year contract with Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), describing...

Re: Starlink operations are illegal in Ghana

The attention of my office and that of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament has been drawn to a press statement issued by...

State agencies save $30m from Ghana Card merger

Nearly $30 million is being saved each year by the various state institutions that have successfully integrated their systems with the National Identification Authority...
GRA

Court affirms GRA’s GH¢19m tax liability against MTN Ghana

The High Court, Accra, has affirmed a GH¢19 million tax liability imposed by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Scancom PLC, owners of MTN...