The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has said it is ready for the implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy). The implementation of the E-Levy takes off on Sunday, 1 May 2022. A statement issued by the GRA to announce the take off of the levy on Sunday, said: “GRA has …
Read More »Ablakwa vows to cite GRA boss for contempt over planned E-levy implementation
The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says he has instructed his lawyers to cite the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah for contempt over comments the latter has made to the effect that implementation of the E-levy will still take effect on …
Read More »‘GRA is chasing me for tax like I’m a thief’ – Shatta Wale
Dancehall musician Shatta Wale despite proclaiming to be the most successful artiste in Ghana has lamented the Ghana Revenue Authority are after him for tax. Shatta on Monday disclosed that the music industry is not lucrative like many assume especially the GRA who claims he earns a lot and therefore must …
Read More »Benchmark Value: GRA suspends implementation for two weeks
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has suspended the implementation of the reversal of the benchmark value policy for two weeks. The suspension, to be lifted on January 17, 2022, is to allow importers who got their duty bill before December 31, 2021, to successfully clear their goods within the period, …
Read More »GRA will collect E-levy – Ministry of Finance
The Finance Ministry says all the processes for the collection of the proposed Electronic levy (e-levy) on mobile money (MoMo) transactions, inward remittances and ATM withdrawals will be done by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The Ministry, in a statement issued by the Public Relations Unit and copied to the …
Read More »GRA scraps ‘benchmark’ on 32 items; prices of building materials, other prices to shoot up
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced that the implementation of the removal of benchmark values on some 32 categories of items, will begin from Monday, 15 November 2021. A letter written to Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to that effect dated 11 November 2021 and signed by Commissioner-General Rev. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, said: …
Read More »GRA hits over GH¢39 billion revenue in first three quarters
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has by the end of the third quarter, September 2021, collected a tax revenue of GH¢39.90 billion out of a total annual target of GH¢57 billion. The authority is optimistic it will meet the annual target by December 31 and clear the deficit despite bites …
Read More »Woman remanded for GRA enlistment scam
An Accra Circuit Court yesterday remanded into police custody a 39-year-old woman for defrauding victims of GH¢139,000 in connection with enlistment. Janet Adjoa Nyarko was said to have taken the monies from her victims to secure enlistment in the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), but failed to fulfill her promise. She …
Read More »GRA invites Korankye-Ankrah’s daughter over US$1 million gift from church group
• The GRA has invited Rev. Sam Korankye-Ankrah’s daughter, Naa Dromo Korankye-Ankrah • The invitation is in relation to a US$1 million gift she is reported to have received • Naa Dromo is expected to show up at the GRA office on July 23, 2021 at 10 am The Ghana …
Read More »Port duties to go up as Customs adjust freight rate
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has asked its officers to adjust freight rates – the amount paid to a goods carrier – upward at the country’s port on goods imported from Asia due to rising freight rates on the continent. In a letter cited by the …
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