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The Value Added Tax Service of Ghana is the Government of Ghana agency responsible for the mobilization of tax for the government. [1] The service was formed after the promulgation of the Revenue Agencies (Governing) Board Act in 1998.
In Ghana, businesses that are registered with the GFZA are subject to 1% income tax during the first ten (10) years of operation and 15% tax thereafter. [8] A company operating in a free zone must export at least seventy percent (70%) of its annual output. Additionally, no more than 30% of total annual output may be sold to the local market.
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is the Ghana administration charged with the task of assessing, collecting and accounting for tax revenue in Ghana. [1] [2]As part of efforts to improve compliance, the Authority is required to assist taxpayers to understand and meet their tax obligations by providing robust and comprehensive advice.
A value-added tax (VAT or goods and services tax (GST), general consumption tax (GCT)) is a consumption tax that is levied on the value added at each stage of a product's production and distribution. VAT is similar to, and is often compared with, a sales tax.
To mitigate double taxation, nonresident citizens may exclude some of their foreign income from work from U.S. taxation and take credit for income tax paid to other countries, and those residing in some countries with tax treaties may also exclude a few types of foreign income from U.S. taxation, but they must still file a U.S. tax return to ...
Tax-free shopping is also found in ships, airplanes and other vessels traveling between countries (or tax areas). Tax-free shopping is usually available in dedicated duty-free shops. However, any transaction may be duty-free, given that the goods are presented to the customs when exiting the country.
For a VAT and sales tax of identical rates, the total tax paid is the same, but it is paid at differing points in the process. VAT is usually administrated by requiring the company to complete a VAT return, giving details of VAT it has been charged (referred to as input tax) and VAT it has charged to others (referred to as output tax).
In September 2009 members of the Executive Council of the CITG called on recently elected President John Atta Mills, who is himself an expert on taxation.Mills talked of the need for local tax experts to be motivated, and said "We would rely and utilize the store of knowledge that you have so that together we can build a better Ghana.