CARMEL RICKARD: Ghana guns for tax dodgers and loses
A law in Ghana requiring citizens to have a taxpayer identification number before they can launch court action is ruled unconstitutional
12 December 2019 - 05:00
Ghana is determined that people should pay their tax dues. So determined in fact, that a taxpayer identification number (TIN) is needed for almost every kind of business transaction.
A TIN must even be produced to launch court action. Or at least this has been the case since 2016 under the Revenue Administration Act...
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