Melcom

03 Feb

‘We Feel Victimised Even Though We Are Fully Compliant’ To E-VAT – Melcom To GRA

wontumionlineBusinessE-VAT, GRA, Melcom

Leading retail shopping centre, Melcom has reaffirmed its commitment to the Electronic Value Added Tax (E-VAT), saying, it has exhibited full compliance and cooperated with the Ghana Revenue Authority team in implementing the E-VAT. It has however advised the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to stop harassing its staff and the inconvenience to its loyal customers. In a response to the Commissioner General of the GRA, Dr Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, after the authority arrested managers of Melcom for alleged non-compliance with the E-VAT invoice, the company expressed worry about victimisation. The retailer centre said it has been fully compliant and cooperative with…

02 Feb

GRA Descends On Melcom Over Issuance Of Fake Electronic VAT Invoices

wontumionlineBusinessCID, Joseph Annan, Melcom, VAT

Managers for Melcom, Kasoa, North Kaneshie and Achimota branches have been picked up by the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for alleged refusal to issue electronic VAT to customers. The GRA on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 embarked on a special operations, which focused on the branches of Melcom shops in some parts of the Greater Accra region. The exercise is part of moves by the GRA to ensure total compliance with the electronic VAT laws. Melcom is part of 50 selected shopping centres engaged by the GRA to pilot the electronic-VAT initiative, aimed at improving transparency in…