The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has launched an investigation into a shooting incident that took place at the Sogakope Customs checkpoint on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. The incident occurred during an operation by Customs Division officers to intercept a suspected uncustomed Mercedes-Benz E350 sedan being smuggled from Togo into Ghana. According to GRA in a […]
President John Mahama has appointed the Senior Partner of the KPMG, Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, as Acting Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The appointment was made in accordance with Article 195(1) of the Constitution and Section 13(1) of the Ghana Revenue Act, 2009 (Act 791). This was contained in a statement issued by the […]
Tullow Oil has provided an update in its Trading Report released on November 29, 2024, revealing that the International Arbitration Court in London is preparing to deliver its decision on the tax dispute with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The case centres around a $400 million tax assessment, and a verdict is expected by the close […]
The governing board of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been reconstituted with a task for the board to work closely with relevant institutions to block revenue leakages. The Minister of Finance, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam who inaugurated the new board chaired by Joe Ghartey, the Member of Parliament for Essikado Ketan in the Western […]
The Daily Graphic has uncovered that many retail outlets in the country are not complying with the Ghana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) directive and the law on the electronic Value Added Tax (e-VAT) invoicing system, more than 18 months after the initiative took off. While the Value Added Tax (Amendment) No. 2 Act, 2022 (Act 870) […]
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 the foreign incomes of resident Ghanaians. Earlier this year, the government introduced a VAT on electricity, but public backlash led to its abandonment, leaving a revenue gap of approximately GH¢1.8 billion. […]
The Ghanaian Finance Ministry has announced that Ms Julie Essiam has taken up the position of Commissioner-General at the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), marking the first time a woman has assumed this role. She succeeds Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, who was relieved of his duties on March 27. Ms. Essiam brings a wealth of experience […]
The first batch of drugs for the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria is expected to leave the Tema Port by the close of the week. In all, 12 bills of lading of the pharmaceutical products donated by the Global Fund which have been locked up at the Tema Port since May last year will […]
The Minister of Finance, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has charged the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to put in more efforts to reduce revenue leakages at the entry points. He stated that notwithstanding the successes chalked up by the Customs Division, with the Tema Collection alone mobilising 95.03 per cent of its […]
The National Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, commonly known as Nana B, is urging the government to immediately withdraw the Emissions Levy. Nana B contends that emission levies are typically imposed on developed nations that have embraced electric cars to address climate change. He said Ghana has not reached […]
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 the 2022 fiscal year, which the GRA described as the highest ever in the last 20 years. For the 2023 […]
KPMG’s audit deadline of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML) contract has been extended from the initial date of Tuesday, January 16, 2024, to a new date of Friday, February 23, 2024. The extension followed a request by KPMG. A statement issued by Eugene Arhin, the Director of Communications at […]
