Gifty Afua Parry
November 16, 2023
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) taxpayer portal is a work in progress. GRA often adds or changes features of the portal without adequate education and information. You often get to know of the changes when using the portal. At SCG, we are heavy users of the taxpayer portal, so we learn from our experiences. To […]
George Katako
November 9, 2023
SCG Chartered Accountants is an *ACCA Approved Employer. ACCA approved us for the “Gold” category which focuses on trainee development. In this blog, I discuss our rationale for joining the scheme, what it enables us to do and some things we are doing to improve learning and development in the firm. We see our future as […]
Emefa Ledi
September 13, 2023
I am Emefa Ledi, an aspiring data analyst. I joined the SCG Work Experience as an intern in the data analytics unit. In this article, I share my experience of work culture, adapting to the industry and career development at SCG. About me I graduated from KNUST (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology) with […]
Ursula Odame and Philip Tettey
August 3, 2023
Part one of this article focused on common issues that arise from the VAT Tax Audits by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). In the final part of the article, we discuss the taxpayers’ difficulties in complying with the Ghana VAT Law and recommend ways to deal with the difficulties. Challenges faced by taxpayers. Paying taxes […]
July 20, 2023
The Ghana Revenue Authority uses tax audits to ensure compliance and to increase tax revenue. It carries out both comprehensive and desk audits. The GRA’s approach is to focus its audit efforts on high-risk areas where the risk of noncompliance is high. VAT is one of the high-risk areas in their scope. In this article, […]
Tax team
June 20, 2023
Introduction In April 2023, the government of Ghana passed 3 amendments to the tax laws. Act 1094 to amend the Income Tax Act 2015 (Act 896). Act 1093 amends the Excise Duty Act 2014 (Act 878), and Act 1095 introduces the Growth and Sustainability Levy. The amendments are effective from 1st May 2023. Outlined below […]
