The Chinese businesses are part of 93 businesses out of 115 found not to be issuing VAT invoices to customers who patronise their services.
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GRA closes Chinese businesses and arrests 6 managers
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has closed down two Chinese businesses for failing to issue Value Added Tax (VAT) invoices to customers.
GRA closes 2 Chinese businesses (File photo)
Their businesses were given as Computer Land Ghana Limited, dealers in computers and accessories, and Hiang Vegetables and Fruits Chinese Supermarket, both at Osu; Emelijo Enterprise, a shop that sells disposables at La Wireless; U-Fresh Company Limited, a beverages manufacturing company owned by some Chinese, and Sulas Enterprise, dealers in power generating sets and construction machinery and Mahalia Kollection, a clothing shop, all at Spintex.
The GRA said it is an offence for a registered tax-paying business to fail to issue VAT invoices to customers who patronise their services.
The Chinese business owners were arrested by the VAT investigation taskforce of the GRA during a VAT enforcement exercise.
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