Ghana - Apply for Tax Relief

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Tax Relief in person, the applicant has to approach the Ghana revenue authority office.
2. Address and contact details can be found in the following contact link
3. Applicant must obtain the application form from the relevant department.
4. Read through the instruction carefully and fill the application form accurately, verify all the information is correct before submitting it to the attending officer. In case of any difficulty please request assistance from the staff.
5. The applicant has to make sure that he or she has all the required documents that are required for this process to be successful and they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
6. After submitting the filled form, the official will enter the applicant’s information into the GRA computer system.
7. The system will automatically compute the applicant’s tax return and in the case have a refund, the applicant will be routed to a program that prints the applicant’s refund check a payment request will be sent to deposit the money into the applicant's bank account with a day.
8. The processing time for this procedure is immediate.

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Required Documents

• Financial statements
• Computation of allowances
• Annual returns
• Tax invoice
• TIN number proof
• Pay slip
• Financial statements
• Receipt of payment

Office Locations & Contacts

Ghana Revenue Authority (Head Office)
Address: Accra Sports Stadium, Starlets 91 Rd, Accra, Ghana
Contact number: +23332904546
HR24+42 Accra, Ghana
Phone Number: (+233)20 926 7047 / +233)20 926 7048 / +233)20 926 7049 / +233)20 926 7125 /+233)20 926 7059
WhatsApp Only: (+233)20 063 1664 / +233)55 299 0000)
Head Office: (+233)20 926 7047 / +233)20 926 7048 / +233)20 926 7049)
Mail address: [email protected]
P. O. Box 2202, Accra-Ghana
Location link
contact link

Eligibility

• Individuals, companies, entities, and taxpayers are eligible for this application.

Fees

• The general public is reminded that the penalty for failure to file a tax return by the due date is Five hundred Ghana cedis (GHS 500) and a further penalty of ten Ghana cedis (GHS 10) for each day the failure continues.

Validity

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure is immediate.

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Instructions

• Applicants are advised to complete the application form neatly and completely with absolute legibility and appropriateness to avoid rejections.
• Also, all the required documents must be furnished completely to help with the application process thereby reducing the time spent on processing as much as possible.

Required Information

• Applicant name (first name, last name)
• Applicant details
• Type of Business
• The personal identification number
• Total value added Tax
• Personal details of the Applicant.
• Your gross income
• Total Earned Income
• Filing status
• age group,

Need for the Document

• Tax returns in Sale are reports filed with the Customs and Exercise Administration in Rabat containing information used to calculate income tax or other taxes. Tax returns are generally prepared using forms prescribed by the Customs and Exercise Administration or other applicable taxing authorities.
• A tax return provides information so that the taxation authority can check on the taxpayer's calculations, or can determine the amount of tax owed if the taxpayer is not required to calculate that amount.

Information which might help

• The Ghana revenue authority (GRA) wishes to remind all income-earing individuals including self-employed persons and partnerships; companies, entities and all taxpayers that by virtue of the income tax Act, 2015 (Act 896) and the revenue administration Act, 2016 (Act 915), they are required to file a return of income with the commissioner-general not later than four months after the end of each year of assessment.

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