Ghana - Apply for Child Educational Relief

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Child Educational Relief in person, the applicant has to approach Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
2. Address and contact details can be found in the following Contact link
3. Applicant can be obtained the application form from the website link
4. Applicant should read carefully in the application form, after all details must be filled in the application form.
5. The applicant has to make sure 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. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
7. Submit the completed form in two copies along with the supporting documents to the GRA regional and district office or the head office.
8. GRA official will receive the application and forward it to the relevant department’s authority for assessment and approval.
9. The authority department will evaluate the application and if they are satisfied that all the standard requirements for the registration are meet, they will approve it for registration and processing.
10. The processing time for this procedure takes 1 month.

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Required Documents

• Copy of photo for identification of employee
• Attach certificate from social welfare department.
• Ghanaian card
• Copy of the passport/driving license
• Copy of marriage certificate

Office Locations & Contacts

Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) (Domestic Tax Revenue Division HEAD OFFICE)
Address: Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), government office
Accra Sports Stadium, Starlets 91 Rd, Accra, Ghana
HR24+42 Accra, Ghana
Contact number: +233302904546
Telephone number: 0302 675701/ 0302 675702/ 0302 675703/ 0302 675704 /0302 675705 /0302 675706/ 0302 675707 /0302 675708 /0302 675709/ 0302 664167
Fax number: 0302 681163
Email id: [email protected]
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Eligibility

• This is granted to a resident individual who pays his or her child’s school fees. The relief is granted to a maximum of three children attending any recognized registered educational institution in Ghana. A child under this law includes an adopted child or ward.
• Both parents cannot claim this relief in respect of the same child /children.

Fees

• The relief is GH¢600 per Child per Year.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure takes 1 month.

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Instructions

• The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) was established in 2009 as a merger of the three revenue agencies, i.e. the Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Value Added Tax Service (VATS) and the Revenue Agencies Governing Board (RAGB) in accordance with the Ghana Revenue Authority Act 2009, (Act 791).

Required Information

• Employee surname
• Other name
• Gender
• Mother maiden name
• Social sec.number
• Tax file number
• Name of employer
• Address of employer
• Telephone number
• Tax ID number
• Details of Personal particulars
• Particulars of spouse
• Particulars of children
• Declaration of employer/employee
• Signature of employer

Need for the Document

• A relief is an allowance given to a resident individual to reduce his or her tax burden.
• A resident individual can apply to the Commissioner-General in a prescribed form. The relief is given with respect to your personal situation as stated on your application form.
• The relief form can be obtained from any of the GRA’s Domestic Tax Revenue Division offices across the country.

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