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Commissioner-General of GRA Julie Essiam has stepped down from her position

Commissioner-General of GRA Julie Essiam has stepped down from her position

Ms Julie Essiam, Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has submitted her resignation letter to the president's office through the minister-designate for Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson. On March 24, 2024, former President Akufo-Addo

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OB Amponsah laments GRA’s ‘killer’ tax on his comedy show slated for Saturday

OB Amponsah laments GRA’s ‘killer’ tax on his comedy show slated for Saturday

Award-winning Ghanaian comedian OB Amponsah has expressed frustration over the Ghana Revenue Authority's (GRA) decision to charge him a whopping 21.9% on ticket revenue for his upcoming show. In a post on social media, OB

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Pamper businesses for better compliance – Dep trade Minister tells GRA

Pamper businesses for better compliance – Dep trade Minister tells GRA

Michael Okyere Baafi, the Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, has asked the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to stop using intimidation and instead use a more strategic and persuasive approach to collecting taxes. The Ghana

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GRA Grants Amnesty To Uncustomed Vehicle Users

GRA Grants Amnesty To Uncustomed Vehicle Users

A two-month amnesty for owners of uncustomed automobiles has been announced by the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The amnesty will run from August 1 to September 30, 2024. A notice signed

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Renegotiate SML contract – Akufo-Addo to GRA, Finance Ministry

Renegotiate SML contract – Akufo-Addo to GRA, Finance Ministry

President Akufo-Addo has agreed to the auditing firm KPMG's proposal to stop Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited (SML) from providing the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) with upstream petroleum and minerals audit services. "The upstream petroleum audit

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GRA Commissioner-General Intervenes to Release $45m Pharmaceutical Products Held at Port

GRA Commissioner-General Intervenes to Release $45m Pharmaceutical Products Held at Port

Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Ms Julie Essiam, has met with the leadership of the Country Coordinating Mechanism of the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, TB & Malaria (CCM-Ghana) in a bid to

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Mobile Money Agents accuse GRA of double taxation

Mobile Money Agents accuse GRA of double taxation

The imposition of E-levy on Mobile Money agent SIM cards by the Ghana Revenue Authority has ignited discontent among these essential service providers. The MOMO agents in a press release today, Wednesday March 20, 2024,

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GRA bags GH¢113bn in 2023 – Highest collection in 20 years

GRA bags GH¢113bn in 2023 – Highest collection in 20 years

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) collected a tax revenue of GH¢113.06 billion last year, GH¢3.87 billion more than it was tasked to collect. The performance represents a nominal growth rate of 49.3 per cent over

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President Akufo-Addo Grants KPMG’S Audit Extension Request; Denies GRA’s Contract Continuation Request

President Akufo-Addo Grants KPMG’S Audit Extension Request; Denies GRA’s Contract Continuation Request

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has extended the period within which KPMG is to complete its audit on the transaction between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd

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You will pay GHS50k for non-issuance of VAT invoice – GRA warns businesses

You will pay GHS50k for non-issuance of VAT invoice – GRA warns businesses

The Accra Central Area Enforcement Manager of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Joseph Annan has reiterated that taxpayers who fail to provide VAT invoices are liable to pay a tune of Ghc50,000. According to him, the