Tag: tax evasion
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GRA seizes tons of carbonated, alcoholic beverages over tax evasion
The Ghana Revenue Authority’s Excise Unit has seized numerous cartons of malt, vodka, Coca-Cola, and various carbonated beverages. The market value of these drinks according to the GRA’s valuation amounts to thousands of Ghana Cedis. The discovery was made in an open market where the products were being sold without the required excise stamp, indicating…
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GRA impounds container over alleged non-payment of duty
Customs officers in the Ashanti Region have intercepted a container carrying goods after discovering that the owner had failed to pay duty on them. The officials have sent the case to the Customs Division investigative Department of the Ghana Revenue Authority for further investigation. This container was intercepted at Adiembra, a Kumasi suburb, after customs…
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GRA warns its officers and public against tax evasion
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has issued a stern warning to its officers and members of the public who are involved in or facilitate the evasion of taxes. This follows the latest arrest by the authority of two Chinese nationals for falsifying VAT Invoices and evading payment of lawful taxes to the state. Speaking to…
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[Pictures] GRA arrests two Chinese nationals over tax evasion and falsification of VAT invoices
Two months after members of the management of Sinic Enterprise, a Chinese owned footwear company were arrested for tax evasion, two managers of another company, this time around Dada Foods Company Limited, producers of artificial fruit juices such as 7 Star, Mango Fruit Drink, New Star, Freezy Drink among others, have also been apprehended. The…
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GRA cracks down on tax evasion via PoS devices
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) would beginning 2018, be able to track all taxes issued at the various Point of Sale (PoS) devices. It follows moves by the Authority to connect its systems with the PoS’s at the various issuing centres to clamp down on tax evaders. The policy was originally scheduled to take off…