On the last day of March, the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) and the Ghana Revenue Authority both announced that effective April 1, 2021, the Ghana card Personal Identification Number (Ghana Card PIN) will replace the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) of individuals for tax identification purposes. What this means is that, all transactions that require individual TIN will now be carried…
The Nkosuo Loan program has been launched by Mastercard Foundation, in partnership with the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) as an Emergency Program to support micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and start-ups in Ghana who have been affected by the ongoing pandemic. The program which falls under the general NBSSI Mastercard Foundation Recovery and Resilience Program for…
For some time, small business owners in Ghana have been in expectancy of more information on the COVID19 Relief Fund for SMEs. In a nationwide address on Sunday, 5th April 2020, the President, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced the establishment of the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP), as part of measures to effectively manage social and economic recovery in…
SMEs are the lifeline of our economy in Ghana. However, many SMEs have been excluded in the financial services due to sometimes high cost associated with accessing financial services. So we have compiled all banks in Ghana and their charges, right from the minimum opening balance, cost of cheque books to commission on turnover and e-banking or mobile services charges.…
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has extended the deadlines for the filing and payment of annual taxes. This is part of measures presented by the Minister of Finance in a statement to parliament on the Economic Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Ghana’s economy on 30th March, 2020. These fiscal measures are to prevent the spread of the virus as…
As business owners and accounting professionals we work with taxes on a daily basis. Finding a way to simplify how you calculate taxes is one of the holy grail of the accounting profession. For business owners, it is a way of taking away the complexities that certain taxes come with. Thus, it came as no surprise for us to see…
We are in a fast changing technological age which brings with it a huge leverage for countries and businesses ready to use it. I shared my thoughts on how technology can be used to accelerate efforts towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially within continental Africa. Read it below: With 200 million people aged between 15 and 24, Africa…
Running the various facets of your businesses requires the usage of certain technology tools. These tools are mostly to introduce efficiency in the operations of the business, by way of cutting down time required to achieve a goal or driving down the cost elements involved. In a series of posts, starting from this very one, I will be writing about…
Well, the new Value Added Tax (VAT) was brought into force last year but we still receive invoices from vendors of clients who used the old VAT rate. The old VAT system is at a rate of 17.5% which is made up of 12.5% for VAT revenue for Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), and 5% paid into (National Health Insurance Levy)…