The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has shut down four Chinese-owned companies operating in the Mallam area of Accra for failing to keep and produce mandatory sales records, as part of an intensified nationwide tax enforcement exercise.
The operation formed part of the Authority’s ongoing compliance drive aimed at ensuring that businesses operating in the country meet their statutory tax obligations.
Speaking to the media during the exercise, the Assistant Commissioner in charge of Accra Area Enforcement at the GRA, Mr. Joseph Adjeikwei Annan, said the enforcement team inspected five companies located within a large industrial enclave, comprising mostly foreign-owned manufacturing and trading firms.
He said WZL Doors Manufacturing Company, Alicanonizing Company Limited, Hai Ning Chen Yu Limited and Yida Feng Company Limited were sealed after failing to present their sales records when requested by officers. Some of the companies were also found to be selectively issuing Value Added Tax (VAT) invoices.
According to Mr. Annan, Mingzhou Ghana Limited initially failed to produce its records but avoided closure after submitting the required documentation while sealing procedures were underway.
He emphasised that the keeping of proper sales records was a legal requirement under Ghana’s tax laws and that failure to do so constituted a serious offence.
Mr. Annan said the affected businesses would remain closed until they fully complied by submitting their sales records to the Authority for verification.
He noted that the GRA had undertaken several weeks of public education through radio, print and other media platforms prior to the exercise, making it clear that enforcement actions would follow persistent non-compliance.
The Assistant Commissioner cautioned that the enforcement drive would continue across Accra and other parts of the country until voluntary compliance improved, urging businesses to regularise their tax affairs promptly.
He further warned that tampering with GRA seals attracted severe penalties and that persistent offenders could face arrest and prosecution.
Mr. Annan appealed to the public not to shield tax offenders, stressing that tax compliance was a shared civic responsibility critical to mobilising revenue for national development.
