The tax rate of the mining sector in Ghana is viewed to be too high and has adverse effects on the profitability of mining firms in the country. There has been an outcry for the government to find ways to help curb this problem as mining companies in the country might become uncompetitive...
In a developing country like Ghana, Micro, Small, and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) play an important role in the socio-economic development of the economy. Payment of income tax by MSMEs remains one of the key sources of government revenue for development activities in Ghana. However, not...
Toronto, Ontario, March 15, 2024 —Only 56% of those who gave to charity last year will claim the tax receipt on their 2023 income tax, thereby potentially leaving money on the table, according to a new Ipsos poll conducted for Canadahelps.org. One in three (32%) admit th...
Taking African countries with the fastest rates of urbanization as an example, the decentralization of services in Ghana leads to a reducing rural-to-urban migration23 (the Ethiopian government directly discourages rural-to-urban migration; National Population Policy of Ethiopia, 1993)24; and urban ...
1 So significant are the errors associated with the accounting rate of return (ARR), according to some researchers, that it "provide[s] almost no information about the [true] economic rates of return" of American corporations (Fisher and McGowan 1983, 82). Nonetheless, the ARR continues to ...
18-year old female entrepreneur wins maiden Presidential Pitch in Ghana The ideas presented, according to Business Ghana, must have four characteristics – feasibility, innovativeness, ... Angola, Nigeria will face challenges in coming years – Moody’s Nigeria has...
Abugre, A. SYin, L., Wemah, S., & Abugre, A. S. (2016). Assessment of tax stamp strategies and income tax compliance among private entrepreneurs in Ghana. International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 5(13), 78-92....
Corporate Income TaxIncidence of taxRegression analysisGhanaThe corporate income tax is levied on earnings at the corporate level and shareholders pay taxes again on these earnings when they are paid out as dividends. ThAyentimi, Desmond Tutu
Incidence of taxRegression analysisGhanaThe corporate income tax is levied on earnings at the corporate level and shareholders pay taxes again on these earnings when they are paid out as dividends. This double taxation has been a concern of policy makers and its effects on economies have been ...
The crime rates, especially the murder rate, are high in countries with a high level of income inequality, while they are also high in countries with a high level of youth unemployment. This raises concerns about which socioeconomic issues (income inequality and unemployment) contribute to high ...