Tag: Registrar General’s Department
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RGD to restrict TIN registration from June
The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has served notice it will from next month restrict the generation of Tax Identification Numbers (TIN) at its head office in Accra. This the Department says is aimed at reducing both human and vehicular congestion at its premises in Accra. The move is also targeted at achieving the President’s commitment…
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Business registration to reduce to four days
Government has stated its plans to reduce the registration period of businesses from two weeks to four days. The move is aimed at reducing the cost of doing business in Ghana. Currently, people who wish to register their business go through a stressful sixteen day period or more to complete the process. This also contributed…
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Does Intellectual Property Rights system work in Ghana? [Article]
“Does that “thing” work in Ghana? I mean that Intellectual Property thing”, my friend Dzifa asked me innocently. I smiled. It was not an unusual question. Intellectual property generally refers to creations of the mind or intellect. We are all naturally creative, finding solutions to our day-to-day problems. There are some exceptional people among us…
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Registrar General’s Dept calls for calm over ‘omitted’ DKM names
The Registrar General’s Department is urging restraint among DKM customers who did not find their names on the list that was released yesterday (8th March, 2017). [contextly_sidebar id=”s0MJrsZlnvVDnFwvJohVZNJa2UErOIXw”]The Department, which is the official liquidator of DKM Microfinance earlier announced that a final list of validated DKM customers yet to receive their cash has been released.…
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Filing tax returns: Registrar General cracks whip from today
The Registrar General’s Department will from today (1st February 2017) begin sanctioning all business operators who have failed to file their annual returns and updates. According to the Registrar General, companies and partnerships who have failed to do so will pay a penalty of GH₵300.00 for each month that the entity defaults in addition to the…
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Businesses livid over delayed certificates as RGD sanctions defaulters
Scores of business operators have hit hard at the Registrar General’s Department over its delay in issuing certificates to businesses who have filed their annual returns. The Registrar General’s Department yesterday (October 3, 2016) begun enforcing the penalty on filing of annual returns, which will see companies slapped with a fine of 300 cedis daily…
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DKM customers express mixed views over refunds
Customers of DKM Microfinance expecting refunds of their locked up investments have lauded the progress of work by the Official Liquidator. Some of the customers tell Citi Business News the move comes as a great relief despite the length of time it has taken to get access to their monies. “In fact I can say…
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‘Injunction’ won’t affect DKM liquidation – Official Liquidator
The Official Liquidator of DKM Microfinance Company Limited has told Citi Business News that the process of liquidation will not be affected by the injunction from one of the affected customers of the company in the Brong Ahafo region. According to the Registrar General, Jemima Oware, the said notice to discontinue the process was served…