{"id":23265,"date":"2026-01-08T12:25:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=23265"},"modified":"2026-01-08T12:25:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:25:26","slug":"gra-and-guta-reach-agreement-on-vat-act-2025-implementation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=23265","title":{"rendered":"GRA and GUTA Reach Agreement on VAT Act 2025 Implementation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Ghana Union of Traders\u2019 Association (GUTA) have issued a joint communiqu\u00e9 following high-level consultations regarding the implementation of the new Value Added Tax (VAT) Act, 2025 (Act 1151).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u200bThe meeting, held on Wednesday at the GRA headquarters, sought to address mounting concerns from the trading community\u2014particularly those previously operating under the VAT Flat Rate Scheme\u2014about the transition to the new legislative framework.<br \/>\n\u200b Key Outcomes of the Consultation includes:<br \/>\n\u200b The dialogue resulted in a three-point agreement aimed at ensuring economic stability while maintaining tax compliance:<br \/>\n\u200b Standarddized Rate Application: All eligible taxpayers, including GUTA members, will charge and account for VAT at an effective rate of 20% (incorporating VAT, NHIL, and the GETFund Levy). This rate will remain in effect through the first quarter of implementation to allow for a stabilized rollout.<br \/>\n\u200b Establishment of a Joint Technical Team: A specialized task force featuring representatives from both the GRA and GUTA will be formed. This team is charged with resolving sector-specific hurdles, specifically regarding input VAT claims, record-keeping requirements, and calculation methods.<br \/>\n\u200b Nationwide Sensitization: The GRA committed to intensifying educational campaigns across the country. These programs are designed to provide practical guidance to traders navigating the transition from the Flat Rate Scheme to the new regime.<br \/>\n\u200b A Collaborative Path Forward<br \/>\n\u200b The Commissioner-General of the GRA reassured the business community that the Authority is adopting a supportive, rather than strictly punitive, stance during this transitional phase.<br \/>\n\u200bIn response, the President of GUTA has urged members to comply with the new law, emphasizing that ongoing dialogue between the two bodies will prioritize the interests of traders, consumers, and the broader national economy.<br \/>\n\u200bBoth organizations have pledged to keep communication channels open as the Joint Technical Team prepares its first round of recommendations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Ghana Union of Traders\u2019 Association (GUTA) have issued a joint communiqu\u00e9 following high-level consultations regarding the implementation of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1592],"tags":[4358],"class_list":["post-23265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-gra-guta-implement-vat"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>GRA and GUTA Reach Agreement on VAT Act 2025 Implementation - Express News Ghana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=23265\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GRA and GUTA Reach Agreement on VAT Act 2025 Implementation - Express News Ghana\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Ghana Union of Traders\u2019 Association (GUTA) have issued a joint communiqu\u00e9 following high-level consultations regarding the implementation of [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=23265\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Express News Ghana\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/nyaaba.felix.3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-08T12:25:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GRA_700x500-390x220-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"390\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"220\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"For more information, please contact ExpressNewsGhana via email at expressnewsgh@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +233 0543 900 732\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@FelixNyaaba3\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@FelixNyaaba3\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"For more information, please contact ExpressNewsGhana via email at expressnewsgh@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +233 0543 900 732\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=23265#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=23265\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"For more information, please contact ExpressNewsGhana via email at expressnewsgh@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +233 0543 900 732\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6b5e797531449c1dcb8747e970ceab0c\"},\"headline\":\"GRA and GUTA Reach Agreement on VAT Act 2025 Implementation\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-08T12:25:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=23265\"},\"wordCount\":302,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=23265#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/GRA_700x500-390x220-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"GRA GUTA IMPLEMENT VAT\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Business\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=23265#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=23265\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=23265\",\"name\":\"GRA and GUTA Reach Agreement on VAT Act 2025 Implementation - Express News Ghana\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=23265#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=23265#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/GRA_700x500-390x220-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-08T12:25:26+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=23265#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=23265\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=23265#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/GRA_700x500-390x220-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/GRA_700x500-390x220-1.jpg\",\"width\":390,\"height\":220},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?p=23265#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"GRA and GUTA Reach Agreement on VAT Act 2025 Implementation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Express News Ghana\",\"description\":\"Trust, Reliable &amp; Timely\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"EXPRESSNEWSGHANA\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/EXPRESS-LOGO-2.jpg?fit=1080%2C617&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/EXPRESS-LOGO-2.jpg?fit=1080%2C617&ssl=1\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":617,\"caption\":\"EXPRESSNEWSGHANA\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/web.facebook.com\\\/nyaaba.felix.3\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/FelixNyaaba3\",\"https:\\\/\\\/studio.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UC6BQ59pRrPXKInz_hRjM7kA\\\/editing\\\/images\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6b5e797531449c1dcb8747e970ceab0c\",\"name\":\"For more information, please contact ExpressNewsGhana via email at expressnewsgh@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +233 0543 900 732\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/5318cf3f7526a76cada79c018d0b5ce26f9ec93477be26e7805e0fc3db8e20ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/5318cf3f7526a76cada79c018d0b5ce26f9ec93477be26e7805e0fc3db8e20ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/5318cf3f7526a76cada79c018d0b5ce26f9ec93477be26e7805e0fc3db8e20ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"For more information, please contact ExpressNewsGhana via email at expressnewsgh@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +233 0543 900 732\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expressnewsghana.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"GRA and GUTA Reach Agreement on VAT Act 2025 Implementation - Express News Ghana","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=23265","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"GRA and GUTA Reach Agreement on VAT Act 2025 Implementation - Express News Ghana","og_description":"The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Ghana Union of Traders\u2019 Association (GUTA) have issued a joint communiqu\u00e9 following high-level consultations regarding the implementation of [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=23265","og_site_name":"Express News Ghana","article_publisher":"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/nyaaba.felix.3","article_published_time":"2026-01-08T12:25:26+00:00","og_image":[{"width":390,"height":220,"url":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GRA_700x500-390x220-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"For more information, please contact ExpressNewsGhana via email at expressnewsgh@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +233 0543 900 732","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@FelixNyaaba3","twitter_site":"@FelixNyaaba3","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"For more information, please contact ExpressNewsGhana via email at expressnewsgh@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +233 0543 900 732","Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=23265#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=23265"},"author":{"name":"For more information, please contact ExpressNewsGhana via email at expressnewsgh@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +233 0543 900 732","@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6b5e797531449c1dcb8747e970ceab0c"},"headline":"GRA and GUTA Reach Agreement on VAT Act 2025 Implementation","datePublished":"2026-01-08T12:25:26+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=23265"},"wordCount":302,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=23265#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GRA_700x500-390x220-1.jpg","keywords":["GRA GUTA IMPLEMENT VAT"],"articleSection":["Business"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=23265#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=23265","url":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=23265","name":"GRA and GUTA Reach Agreement on VAT Act 2025 Implementation - Express News Ghana","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=23265#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=23265#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GRA_700x500-390x220-1.jpg","datePublished":"2026-01-08T12:25:26+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=23265#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=23265"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=23265#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GRA_700x500-390x220-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GRA_700x500-390x220-1.jpg","width":390,"height":220},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=23265#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"GRA and GUTA Reach Agreement on VAT Act 2025 Implementation"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/","name":"Express News Ghana","description":"Trust, Reliable &amp; Timely","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/#organization","name":"EXPRESSNEWSGHANA","url":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EXPRESS-LOGO-2.jpg?fit=1080%2C617&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EXPRESS-LOGO-2.jpg?fit=1080%2C617&ssl=1","width":1080,"height":617,"caption":"EXPRESSNEWSGHANA"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/nyaaba.felix.3","https:\/\/x.com\/FelixNyaaba3","https:\/\/studio.youtube.com\/channel\/UC6BQ59pRrPXKInz_hRjM7kA\/editing\/images"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6b5e797531449c1dcb8747e970ceab0c","name":"For more information, please contact ExpressNewsGhana via email at expressnewsgh@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +233 0543 900 732","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5318cf3f7526a76cada79c018d0b5ce26f9ec93477be26e7805e0fc3db8e20ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5318cf3f7526a76cada79c018d0b5ce26f9ec93477be26e7805e0fc3db8e20ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5318cf3f7526a76cada79c018d0b5ce26f9ec93477be26e7805e0fc3db8e20ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"For more information, please contact ExpressNewsGhana via email at expressnewsgh@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +233 0543 900 732"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com"],"url":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?author=1"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23265"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23266,"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23265\/revisions\/23266"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}