Ghana Revenue Authority

Ghana Revenue Authority

250px Logo of Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA)
Large Taxpayer Office, VAT House Ring Road Central
Agency overview
Formed	2009 (2009)
Preceding agencies	Internal Revenue Service Valau Added Tax Service Customs Excise and Preventive Service Revenue Agencies Governing Board
Headquarters	Off Starlets' 91 Road, near Accra Sports Stadium
Motto	Integrity, Fairness and Service
Agency executives	George Blankson, Commissioner - General Kwasi Gyimah-Asante, Commissioner - Domestic Tax Revenue Division Kuudamnur John Vianney, Commissioner - Customs Excise and Preventive Service Gabriel Katamani, Commissioner - Support Service Division
Parent agency	Ministry of Finance
Website	www.gra.gov.gh

The Ghana Revenue Authority of Ghana is the Government of Ghana agency responsible overall oversight of all the taxation agency in the country. The Authority was established in 2009 as a merger of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS), Value Added Tax Service (VATS), and the Revenue Agencies Governing Board (RAGB) Secretariat. GRA has been established to: • Integrate Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Value Added Tax Service (VATS) into domestic tax operations on functional lines. • Integrate the management of Domestic Tax and Customs • Modernise Domestic Tax and Customs operations through the review of processes and procedures with ICT as the backbone It is envisaged that the integration of the revenue agencies will bring the following benefits to taxpayers and the tax administration: • Reduced administrative and tax compliance cost • Better service delivery • Improved departmental information flow. • Holistic approach to domestic tax and customs administration • Enhanced revenue mobilisation GRA has three main divisions. They are: 1. Customs Division (CD) 2. Domestic Tax Revenue Division (DTRD) 3. Support Services Division (SSD) The three-winged structure merges the management support services of Finance, Administration, Research of the erstwhile agencies under one Support Services Division. This leaves the Customs Division and the Domestic Tax Revenue Division free to focus entirely on revenue collection.