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Custom Duties In Ghana Make No Sense – Micheal Blankson Lambasts Ghana Revenue Over High Rates

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American-born Ghanaian comedian Michael Blackson has called out the Ghana Revenue Authority for charging exorbitant duties on items shipped to Ghana from foreign lands. Micheal Blankson was unhappy he had to pay twice the value of the product he sent to Ghana just to receive it and risk losing it to an auction if he … Read more

GRA Chases Slay Queen who Received GHS50,000 Cash as Birthday Gift for Tax

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The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has taken to its official Twitter page to remind the general public of their o ligation to pay tax on items received as gifts. According to the laws of Ghana, citizens are obliged to pay Gift Tax on items they receive from loved ones and famy on auspicious day. Gift … Read more

More Trouble for Captain Smart As he’s Sued AGAIN For Ghc 100m For Defamation

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Media General, owners of Onua TV and its morning show host, Blessed Godsbrain Smart, popularly called Captain Smart have been sued for GH¢100 million. The lawsuit was filed by a customs officer, Clement Agyeman, over claims of defamation. READ ALSO: Ashamed Xandy Kamel Struggles To Come Back To Reality And Accept Her Divorce Details of … Read more

Revealed – Ghana Revenue Authority Allegedly Jumped on Despite’s Neck for Taxes After Lavish Kency 2020 Wedding

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2020 has been a year of unforgettable moments but one of the most memorable for Ghanaians will be the wedding ‘Kency2020’ between Kennedy Osei and his wife Tracy. Kennedy Osei is the son of one of Ghana’s richest men, Osei Kwame Despite, and the wedding was a massive extravaganza. The amount of luxury cars that … Read more

GRA Announces Plans To Tax Sale Of ‘Obinim Sticker’, Holy Water And Other Revenue Generating Activities Of Churches

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The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has continued their recent crackdown on tax evasion with the announcement of a new plan to tax churches for revenue they make outside of offertory and tithes.

According to the Commissioner-General of the Authority, Emmanuel Kofi Nti, they have plans to implement and collect taxes on sales of other artefacts often carried out by churches.

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Street Beggars And Hawkers To Start Paying Tax To Ghana Revenue Authority

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In almost every society there are those who for one reason or the other would put aside all semblance of shame or dignity and declare themselves beggars, sitting in the streets and hoping others will sympathize with them and offer them something out of the goodness of their hearts. Some of these people are legitimately … Read more

VAT On Condom Importation Halted With Immediate Effect

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Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been Authorised by Ghana Government to stop charging VAT (Value Added Tax) from some 64 commodities with immediate effect of which Condom a.k.a “shin-guard” was listed.
On 21st March 2018 a meeting was held by the Economic Management Team led by His Excellency the Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia.

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35 Year Old Arrested For Defrauding Ghanaians By Circulating Job Offers On WhatsApp

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We’ve all seen similar messages floating around on Whatsapp, advertising a certain job and asking you to call or message a certain number to apply.
It always looks suspicious that any company would advertise vacancies via whatsapp, but in the desperation for a job many fall prey to these.

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Abraham Ohene Djan’s OM Studio Shut Down By Ghana Revenue Authority Over Huge Tax Debt

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OM Studio

The Ghana Revenue Authority has shut down Abraham Ohene Djan’s OM Studio near North Kaneshie in Accra over a tax bill of over 300,000 GHS, GhanaCelebrities.Com has gathered.
The GRA visited the offices of OM Studio and locked it up—slamming several of their “Keep Off” yellow labels at the entrances over OM Studio’s failure to pay taxes owed.
Following this, GhanaCelebrities.Com has spoken to several employees of OM Studio who say as a result of the GRA tax issue and bad management, the business has literally been shut down.
It has further been alleged by some of these employees that, their now defunct employer-OM Studio also failed to make SSNIT contributions for them.
Some employees told GhanaCelebrtiies.Com that they were not even paid from January to around April by OM Studio and as such had to leave the company. 

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Roland Agambire Demands Retraction And Apology From Finder Newspaper For Reporting He’s Been Declared Wanted For Tax Evasion

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Mr Roland Agambire

Lawyers of the RLG Communications boss, Roland Agambire, have warned the Finder newspaper to retract it’s publication indicating that Agambire has been declared a wanted man.

According to Mr Agambire’s lawyers, the publication is intentionally sensationalised and misleading to cause harm to their client’s reputation.

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EOCO Gives Ibrahim Mahama May 8 Deadline To Pay GRA Ghc 12.7m

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The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) have handed Ibrahim Mahama, brother of former President John, just over two weeks to pay back Ghc 12.7m to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).

Ibrahim Mahama was given the ultimatum earlier today (Friday), when he made another visit to the offices of the anti graft agency which has been interrogating him for the past few days.

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Sam George Explains Why Ibrahim Mahama Was Invited By EOCO

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The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram in the Greater Accra Region, Sam Dzata George, has rubbished allegations Ibrahim Mahama was invited by the Economic and Organised Crime Office for issuing dud cheques.

Speaking on Class Fm, he described the whole issue as being blown out of proportion since the invitation to EOCO had long been scheduled.

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