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Ghana VAT changes

  • Mar 2, 2017 | Richard Asquith
Ghana VAT changes

The proposed 2017 budget for Ghana has introduced a number of changes to the indirect tax regime.  These include:

  • Exemption from VAT for financial services
  • New VAT rate of 3% for certain businesses as opposed to the standard rate of 15%, which was introduced in 2014
  • Exemption from VAT for real estate transactions
  • Exemption from VAT for internal airline flights

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Richard Asquith
VP Global Indirect Tax Richard Asquith
Richard Asquith is the former VP Global Indirect Tax at Avalara