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Tax law in Ghana
Tax administration, corporate taxation, duties, reporting, and statutory liabilities. This curated Ghana collection links existing source-backed legal records for that research intent. Every result links to its stored legal text and available official source evidence.
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Matching statutes
- 176
- Topic
- Tax law
Primary law
Source-backed legislation
176 statutes
- Excise Tax Stamp (Amendment) Act, 2018 (Act 981) Act 981 · Status unconfirmed · 2 provisions This section amends section 2 of Act 873 by changing the list of excisable products and adding any other excisable product prescribed by the Minister. Stored source record
- Communications Service Tax (Amendment) Act, 2019 (ACT 998) Act 998 · Status unconfirmed · 3 provisions The tax rate is nine per cent of the charge for using the communications service. Stored source record
- Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018 (Act 970) Act 970 · Status unconfirmed · 1 provisions This provision amends section 3 of the Value Added Tax Act, 2013 to set the tax rate at 12.5%, unless the Act provides otherwise. Stored source record
- Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Act 1005) Act 1005 · Status unconfirmed · 1 provisions This amendment adds many VAT exemptions for specified goods, services, imports, and activities. Stored source record
- Income Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 979, 2018 Act 979 · Status unconfirmed · 1 provisions This Act amends the First Schedule to the Income Tax Act, 2015 and changes the income tax bands and rates. Stored source record
- Income Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2017 (Act 956) Act 956 · Status unconfirmed · 4 provisions This section amends section 6 of the Income Tax Act, 2015 (Act 896) by deleting subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a) of subsection (2). Stored source record
- Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No.2) Act, 2018 (Act 980) Act 980 · Status unconfirmed · 2 provisions The Commissioner-General may refund excess credit linked to locally manufactured textiles that are zero-rated, if an application for refund is received. Stored source record
- Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2017 (Act 954) Act 954 · Status unconfirmed · 6 provisions This section amends section 5 of Act 870 by deleting the words "lotteries and" from paragraph (d) of subsection (2). Stored source record
- Atomic Energy Commission Act, 2000 (ACT 588) Act 588 · Status unconfirmed · 17 provisions This section creates the Atomic Energy Commission and gives it corporate powers, including suing and being sued, holding property, regulating its procedure, investing funds, and borrowing with prior written ministerial approval. Stored source record
- Legal Profession Act, 1960 (Act 32) Act 32 · Status unconfirmed · 58 provisions The General Legal Council continues as a body for the legal profession, legal education, and professional conduct, with powers to hold property and duties to appoint officers and follow the Minister’s general directions. Stored source record
- Railways Act, 2008 (Act 779) Act 779 · Status unconfirmed · 109 provisions This section establishes the Ghana Railway Development Authority and gives it corporate status and powers to sue, hold property, and make contracts. Stored source record
- Ghana Maritime Authority Act, 2002 (Act 630) Act 630 · Status unconfirmed · 27 provisions This section establishes the Ghana Maritime Authority as a body corporate and gives it powers to sue and be sued, hold property, and enter contracts. Stored source record