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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.
Established by the government of Ghana under the FWSC ACT, 2007 (Act 737), the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission has the mandate of implementing the new Government Pay Policy (i.e. Single Spine Pay Policy) as regard salaries, wages, grading and classification of public service workers.
The goal was to streamline training of tax practitioners in the country. He noted the importance of such training, and said the law would eventually require that all tax practitioners had gone through a full course in taxation. [4] The CITG conducts examinations twice a year. In 2011 it was undertaking a major review of the syllabus.
The PAYE tax system was introduced in Barbados in 1957 which allowed employees to have their income tax be paid on the behalf of their employers by deducting the amount from their wage/salary. Every employer who has employees earning more than $481 per week or $2,083 per month is required to register as an employer with the Barbados Revenue ...
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning is the government ministry responsible for the economic and monetary health of Ghana.The Ministry is involved with economic planning, fiscal policy, national accounting, the national budget, and creating an environment for investment and growth.
The Internal Revenue Service of Ghana is the Government of Ghana agency responsible for the mobilization of tax for the government. [1] It was merged to the Ghana Revenue Authority as a result of the Ghana Revenue Authority Act of 2009.
The poll tax ordinance was abolished 1861 [5] because ; 1. The tax collectors were selected by the British 2. Corrupt officials 3. The people in response said their chiefs didn't inform them before the law was passed leading to Chiefs losing respect . 4. Improper record keeping 5. Failure of the British to protect the coastal areas from the ...
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 ...