The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has sealed four Chinese 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 actions formed part of a nationwide compliance drive aimed at ensuring businesses met their tax obligations.
Speaking to the media during the enforcement operation, Mr. Joseph Adjeikwei Annan, Assistant Commissioner in charge of Accra Area Enforcement, GRA, said the enforcement team visited five companies located within a large industrial yard, most of which are 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, with some also found to be selectively issuing VAT invoices.
Mr. Annan said Mingzhou Ghana Limited initially failed to present its records but was spared closure after producing the required documents when enforcement officers began sealing procedures.
He stressed that keeping proper records was a legal requirement under Ghana’s tax laws, noting that failure to do so constituted a serious infraction.
Mr. Annan said businesses sealed during the exercise would remain closed until they submitted their sales records to the Authority.
He added that the GRA had embarked on weeks of public education through radio, print, and other media platforms ahead of the operation, making it clearer that enforcement would follow non-compliance.
The Assistant Commissioner warned that the enforcement exercise would continue across the Accra area and beyond until compliance improves, urging all businesses to regularise their tax affairs.
He cautioned that tampering with GRA seals attracted stiffer penalties and that enforcement measures could escalate to arrests and prosecution where necessary.
Mr. Annan appealed to the public not to shield tax offenders, stressing that tax compliance was a shared civic responsibility essential for national development.
