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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.
Devised by Sir Paul Chambers, PAYE was introduced into the UK in 1944, [1] following trials in 1940–1941. As with many of the United Kingdom's institutional arrangements, the way in which the state collects income tax through PAYE owes much of its form and structure to the peculiarities of the era in which it was devised.
Generally, the tax authorities publish guidelines for employers to use in determining the amount of income tax to withhold from wages. The United Kingdom [4] and certain other jurisdictions operate a withholding tax system known as pay-as-you-earn (PAYE), although the term "withholding tax" is not commonly used in the UK. Unlike many other ...
Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana is a member of two international bodies, the sub-regional ABWA or Association of Accountancy Bodies in West Africa, and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), the worldwide organization for the accountancy profession.
February 2024: Akufo-Addo government: New Patriotic Party 20: Mohammed Amin Adam [10] [11] February 2024: 6 January 2025 21: Cassiel Ato Forson [1] 22 January 2025: Incumbent: Mahama 2nd government: National Democratic Congress
3 October: Ghana reports its first case of mpox this year. [2]14 October: A bus falls into a ditch in Kwapia, Ashanti Region, killing 13 people. [3]18 October: Parliament speaker Alban Bagbin declares four seats held by MPs who switched parties vacant, effectively giving the opposition National Democratic Congress a majority in the legislature. [4]
E-levy has been passed by parliament and will take effect from 1st May, 2022. Despite the passage of e-levy, the minority in Ghana's parliament are set to challenge it, at the supreme court. According to them the passage of e-levy is illegal because parliament lacked the required numbers to do so. [28] [29]
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana 20 January – A truck carrying explosives to a gold mine explodes after crashing into a motorcycle in Apiate , Western Region ; the explosion destroyed nearby buildings and vehicles, killing 17 people and injuring 59 others.