The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has sealed 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 tax enforcement exercise.
The action formed part of a nationwide compliance drive aimed at ensuring businesses meet their tax obligations under Ghana’s revenue laws.
Speaking to journalists during the operation, Joseph Adjeikwei Annan, Assistant Commissioner in charge of Accra Area Enforcement, said enforcement officers inspected five companies located within a large industrial yard, most of which were 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 provide sales records upon request. Some of the firms were also found to be selectively issuing VAT invoices, contrary to tax regulations.
Mr Annan said Mingzhou Ghana Limited initially failed to present its records but avoided closure after producing the required documents as officers began sealing procedures.
He stressed that maintaining proper sales records was a legal requirement, adding that failure to do so constituted a serious offence under Ghana’s tax laws.
According to the Assistant Commissioner, the affected companies will remain closed until they submit their sales records to the Authority and comply fully with tax requirements.
Mr Annan noted that the GRA had undertaken weeks of public education through radio, print and other media platforms ahead of the exercise, warning businesses that enforcement would follow persistent non-compliance.
He said the enforcement campaign would continue across Accra and other parts of the country until compliance levels improve, urging businesses to regularise their tax affairs.
He also cautioned that tampering with GRA seals attracts severe penalties and that enforcement could escalate to arrests and prosecution.