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Finance
Minister, other Ministers file tax returns
Accra, April 30, Ghanadot/GNA - The civic responsibility of
individuals to regularly file their tax returns seems to
have gone down well with the public as some Ministers, MPs
and companies on Wednesday filed their returns at various
offices of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) across the
country.
Mr. Kwodwo Baah-Wiredu, Minister of Finance and Economic
Planning, was the first to submit his individual returns
over the last 12 months at the IRS headquarters in Accra.
He said, although government needed GH¢ 10 billion to run
the economy only GH¢ 4.4 billion was generated which called
for serious tax compliance to enable the government
machinery to function effectively.
Mr. Baah-Wiredu therefore, lauded the initiative by the
Revenue Agencies Governing Board and IRS for adopting
up-to-date strategies, including the annual Revenue Week to
maximise tax collection and filing of returns.
The Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Mr. Anthony
Osei Akoto was the second to file his returns.
Mr. John Sotenga, Deputy Commissioner (Operations) said the
IRS would examine the files, organize assessment in order to
give fair taxes and other such relief required by law.
He said about 115 MPs and 17 deputy Ministers had so far
filed their returns.
At the Large Taxpayer Unit at Osu, three companies - Tarkwa
Gold Fields, Toyota Ghana Limited and KPMG - had filed their
returns while others waited to complete the process.
Ms Comfort Boohene-Osafo, Director of the Unit, said there
was the need for everybody to regularly ensure compliance to
enable them to achieve their target.
GNA
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