The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has reiterated that there is no harassment in inspecting a VAT compliance invoice.
Responded to the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) press conference claiming their members are been embarrassed by the GRA task force, the Accra Area Manager for Enforcement at the GRA, Assistant Commissioner Joseph Annang said there is no harassment when enforcing tax laws.
According to him, the GRA mandate is to ensure taxpayers comply with the tax laws and that there is no harassment in it.
Assistant Jospeh Annang made this statement during the inspection of the electronic tax compliance invoice in some selected shops in Accra.
The exercise is part of moves by the GRA to ensure total compliance with the electronic VAT laws.
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The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) stormed shops in some parts of Accra to inspect electronic tax compliance.
Some of the places visited were New Horizone Coldstore, Glorious Shoppers Delight, Kriskay Kiddies, and Uncle Sas Autoparts.
Others were Sunset Glow Fashion, Opfa Mart Enterprise, Rhema Batteries, Andy Foods, and T6 Enterprise.
The selected shops engaged by the GRA to pilot the electronic VAT initiative, aimed at improving transparency in tax collections.
Addressing the media after the exercise, Assistant Commissioner Joseph Annang, the Accra Area Manager for Enforcement at the Ghana Revenue Authority said, the shops were suspected to be issuing VAT invoices outside the electronic system that was installed by the GRA.
According to him, the owners of these businesses will come to the GRA office to take their statements then the CID will take over from there but their offence is the issuance of non-electronic VAT invoices which means that they are not issuing VAT through the electronic system.
