GRA’s ITAS and other digital platforms set to strengthen tax compliance

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is deploying its Integrated Tax Administration System (ITAS) to bring key aspects of the country’s tax administration onto a single digital platform, with the aim of improving taxpayer services, strengthening compliance, and enabling more effective use of data. Speaking during the latest instalment of the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce (UKGCC) and PwC Ghana’s Quarterly Tax Dialogue Series on “Navigating GRA’s Digital Tax Systems”, the Commissioner of the Domestic Tax Revenue Division, Dr. Martin Kolbil Yamborigya, said, “ITAS is a unified platform for the full tax cycle. It is part of GRA’s continued data transformation in line with international standards, replacing the separate legacy system with a single integrated tax administration system. ” According to Dr.

Yamborigya, the system will standardise processes across GRA offices, covering registration, filing, payment and taxpayer accounting, as well as compliance and risk management, audits, objections and appeals, exemptions, refund processing, debt management and investigations. Key benefits for taxpayers include self-service account activation, digital submission of applications and enquiries, automated workflows, online tracking of requests, fewer manual delays, risk-based audits, and the ability to authorise staff or tax consultants to act on behalf of businesses. To strengthen tax administration, ITAS will be linked to several national databases and platforms, including the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS), the Office of the Registrar of Companies, the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), the Bank of Ghana, Ghana. gov, the Lands Commission and the National Identification Authority. Dr. Yamborigya urged businesses and taxpayers to embrace the system,…