The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has embarked on a tax compliance inspection exercise at some selected locations in order to boost its VAT collections, in a bid to raise more revenue to exceed its annual target.

The exercise on Thursday was also to clamp down on fraudulent business practices involving tax collection and documentation, as well as safeguarding government revenue to meet planned government expenditure.
Through the VAT enforcement exercise, the taskforce found out that many businesses had not registered with the authority, while those that had registered were either not issuing VAT invoices or were engaged in selective issuance of VAT invoices.

Consequently, the GRA has indicated that it will intensify its enforcement exercises to compel non-tax-compliant businesses to honour their tax obligations in line with the law.

During the exercise, officials of the GRA who embarked on the unannounced inspection exercise partially sealed off Kitea Furniture and Decoration at Spintex over technical challenges detected in the company’s Electronic VAT (e-VAT) system.

The company has been given until the close of the day on Friday, December 12, to rectify the issues or risk a full closure.

The GRA also summoned the Manager of Chinese-owned Aiven Plastic Company Limited, who identified himself as Johnson, to appear at its office tomorrow over the alleged selective issuance of VAT invoices. Enforcement officers noted that the company’s last recorded VAT invoice was issued on 28 November 2025.

Briefing the media, Assistant Commissioner in charge of Accra Central Area Enforcement, Joseph Adjeikwei Annan, cautioned businesses against attempting to conceal records.

Educating the public on the recent compliance exercise prior to the exercise, the Assistant Commissioner said the clampdown forms part of the GRA’s renewed tax law enforcement efforts aimed at increasing compliance and safeguarding government revenue.