{"id":37649,"date":"2022-04-11T11:39:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T11:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=37649"},"modified":"2022-04-11T11:39:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T11:39:22","slug":"gra-drags-company-to-court-over-alleged-gh%e2%82%b521-9m-tax-evasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=37649","title":{"rendered":"GRA Drags Company To Court Over Alleged GH\u20b521.9m Tax Evasion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/peacefmonline.com\/pages\/local\/social\/202204\/464318.php#\"><\/a>The BGC International DMCC Ghana Limited who allegedly evaded tax totaling\u00a0GH\u20b521, 948,165.45, has been sued by the Ghana Revenue Authority(GRA).<br><br>The company\u2019s tax liability for the period 2016 to 2018 is made up of withholding tax,\u00a0directors Pay As You Earn (PAYE), income tax and accrued interest.<br><br>The GRA, the institution responsible\u00a0for assessing, collecting, and accounting for taxes and levies has sued the company before the Accra High Court and joined AkoliyaVinodkumarMaganbhai and AkoliyaVisarambhaiNaranbhai, director and chairman as defendants.<br><br>Appearing before Justice Margaret Melborne, a Court of Appeal judge, sitting with additional responsibility as a high court judge, the prosecutor,\u00a0Rebecca Eduafo-Abraham, Assistant Revenue Officer said GRA carried out tax audit\u00a0on the company for the period 2016 to 2018.<br><br>She said personnel of the GRA\u00a0established total tax liability of GH\u20b521,948,165.45 made up of withholding tax, directors PAYE, corporate income tax and accrued interest against BGC International Ghana Limited.<br><br>The court heard that the company was a taxpayer registered with the Ghana Revenue Authority and is into refining and export of precious metals.<br><br>MsEduafo-Abraham said the company in a letter dated February 19, 2020, authorised the national security coordinator to pay to the GRA the sum of GH\u20b51,070,415.79 for the company\u2019s outstanding corporate tax and PAYE.<br><br>The prosecutor told the court that BCG International Ghana Limited had so far paid GH\u20b5C64,000.00 leaving an outstanding liability of GH\u20b521,884,165.45.<br><br>Following that, she said a garnishee order served on the bankers of the\u00a0company yielded just over GH\u20b52,000.00<br><br>MsEduafo-Abraham said several demands were made on the accused to get the company pay the outstanding tax liability.<br><br>However, the accused had failed to honour their obligations to the state.<br><br>The prosecutor told the court that the accused were consequently served with criminal summons to appear before the\u00a0court to answer the charge preferred against them.<br><br>The accused were granted GH one million Ghana cedis bail each, two sureties,\u00a0one to be justified<br><br>The court ordered them to deposit their passport with the Registrar.<br><br>The case has been adjourned to May 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEND A STORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you have a story for us or need a promotion\/advertisement? 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