Ghana News - Business, Taxation & Offshore

Switzerland To Expand AEOI Network
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, June 13, 2019
The Swiss Federal Council has adopted a dispatch on the introduction of the automatic exchange of financial account information with a further 19 partner states. Read Full Story

African Continental FTA To Enter Into Force
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Friday, May 10, 2019
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement will enter into force on May 30, 2019, after Sierra Leone and the Sahrawi Republic deposited their instruments of ratification of the agreement.Read Full Story

OECD's Global Forum Releases New Tax Transparency Reports
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Friday, April 6, 2018
The OECD's Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes has published nine peer review reports assessing territories' compliance with international standards on tax transparency.Read Full Story

All African States To Sign A Continental FTA In March
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Thursday, December 7, 2017
The United States Economic Commission for Africa says African countries are gearing up to sign the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, with a key deadline this month being hit with an agreement among ministers.Read Full Story

African Countries' Tax Bases Expanding, New Report Says
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
African countries are steadily improving their tax revenue collections, according to Revenue Statistics in Africa 2017, a new report released recently at a meeting of tax and finance officials from 21 African countries.Read Full Story

Ghana Introduces Flat-Rate VAT, New Exemptions
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
The Ghanaian Government has released an overview of an amendment to the VAT Act, which entered into force in early April, to amend the list of exempt supplies and introduce a VAT flat-rate arrangement for retailers and wholesalers.Read Full Story
- 18/04/2017 Ghana Praised For Strengthening Tax Regime »
- 04/04/2017 Singapore, Ghana Sign New Double Tax Treaty »
- 07/03/2017 Ghana's 2017 Budget Looks For Improved Tax Compliance »
- 11/01/2017 Ghana's New President Pledges Tax Cuts »
- 28/11/2016 Tax Inspectors Without Borders Boosting Revenues For Developing States »
- 20/07/2016 Report Proposes African Transfer Pricing Improvements »
- 08/07/2016 IMF Holds Conference On Managing Tax Administration Reforms »
- 05/04/2016 Ghana Grants Tax Breaks To Gold Fields Limited »
- 25/01/2016 Ghana To Review Tax Expenditures »
- 06/01/2016 Ghana To Withdraw New Tax On Interest »
- 04/01/2016 Ghana's New Income Tax Law Enters Into Force »
- 15/12/2015 Ghana Introduces New Income Tax Law »
- 17/11/2015 Ghana Introduces Revenue-Increasing 2016 Budget »
- 14/10/2015 Ghana Introduces New VAT Rules On Realtors »
- 11/08/2015 UK Partners With Ghana On Tax Transparency »
- 07/08/2015 Ghana Sets Up Special Tax Compliance Taskforce »
- 28/07/2015 Ghana Looks To Restrain Import Duty Exemptions »
- 25/06/2015 Netherlands Revises Treaties To Support BEPS Work »
- 24/04/2015 IMF To Support Ghanaian Tax Reform »
- 25/11/2014 Ghana's 2015 Budget Imposes Special Petroleum Tax »
- 14/11/2014 Swiss Federal Council Adopts Dispatches On New DTAs »
- 10/11/2014 Ghana Launches e-Tax Portal »
- 22/08/2014 Ghanaian Government Asked To Tighten Up On Transfer Pricing »
- 21/08/2014 Good Progress Being Made On African Tripartite FTA »
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