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flag Ghana’s 20% VAT reform, effective Jan. 1, 2026, aims to lower business costs and prices by eliminating cascading taxes and enabling full input VAT recovery.

flag The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says the new 20% VAT regime under Act 1151, effective January 1, 2026, will not raise consumer prices and aims to reduce business costs through full input VAT recovery. flag The GRA disputes claims of higher prices, attributing them to traders still using outdated cost calculations that include non-recoverable taxes. flag It emphasizes that the new system eliminates cascading taxes, removes the 1% COVID-19 levy, and lowers the effective tax burden, with a projected nearly 18% cost reduction. flag The higher registration threshold of GH¢750,000 is intended to ease compliance for small traders. flag Despite concerns from the Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association and the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) about complexity, enforcement tactics, and impacts on informal sector businesses, the GRA maintains the reform is fairer and more efficient when properly implemented.

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