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Parliament of Ghana

Internal Revenue (Amendment) Act, 2008 (Act 757)

A person who pays profit or repatriates profit must withhold a final tax on the gross amount at the prescribed rate. A person paying a non-resident for certain business must withhold a final tax from the gross amount at…

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“A person who pays profit or repatriates profit must withhold a final tax on the gross amount at the prescribed rate.”

A person who pays profit or repatriates profit must withhold a final tax on the gross amount at the prescribed rate. A person paying a non-resident for certain business must withhold a final tax from the gross amount at the prescribed rate.

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Section 66 of Act 592 amended

A person who pays profit or repatriates profit must withhold a final tax on the gross amount at the prescribed rate.

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Section 67 of Act 592 amended

A person paying a non-resident for certain business must withhold a final tax from the gross amount at the prescribed rate.

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§ 1Section 66 of Act 592 amendedAmendment

A person who pays profit or repatriates profit must withhold a final tax on the gross amount at the prescribed rate.

Section 1—Section 66 of Act 592 amended The Internal Revenue Act, 2000 (Act 592) referred to in this Act as the "principal enactment" is amended in section 66 by the insertion after subsection (2) of a new subsection: "(3) A person who makes payment in respect of profit or repatriates the profit referred to in subsection (1) shall withhold a final tax on the gross amount in accordance with the prescribed rate."
§ 2Section 67 of Act 592 amendedAmendment

A person paying a non-resident for certain business must withhold a final tax from the gross amount at the prescribed rate.

Section 2—Section 67 of Act 592 amended The principal enactment is amended in section 67 by the insertion after subsection (3) of a new subsection: "(4) A person who makes payment to or for a non-resident person in respect of any business referred to in subsection (1) or (2) shall withhold a final tax on the gross amount in accordance with the prescribed rate." Date of Gazette notification: 16th June, 2008.

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