The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says all is set for the use of the Ghana Card Personal Identification Number as Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).
The move which is being carried out by the GRA and the Registrar-General’s Department in collaboration with the National Identification Authority (NIA), forms part of government’s policy on the use of a unique identifier for all transactions where the identification of an individual is required.
Speaking to GBC News after visiting the Adabraka branch of the Authority in Accra, Commissioner of the GRA, Rev. Amisshadai Owusu Amoah said registration officials of NIA have been stationed in the fourteen GRA offices across the country to register individuals who do not have a Ghana card.
He said persons with the Ghana card should not panic but take along their Cards whenever they visit any of GRA’s offices to transact business.
A Self-Service portal has also been activated on the GRA website for existing taxpayers who have registered and have been issued with Ghana cards to link their card PIN to their TIN.
Rev. Owusu-Amoah said there will be a transition period from Thursday, April 1, to December 31, 2021, where the TIN and Ghana Card PIN may be used simultaneously as the unique number for tax identification purposes.
After this period, it is expected that all existing TINs will be replaced with the Ghana Card PIN. He said for transactions such as filing of returns, payment of taxes, clearing of goods, registering of businesses, the Ghana card PIN should be quoted on the documentation supporting the transactions.
