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Ghana Introduces New Tax Brackets
Effective from January 1, 2019, Ghana amended its Income Tax Law of 2015 (Act 896) by introducing the following individual annual income tax brackets:
| Tax Bracket | CUM annual Taxable income in GHC | Annual Taxable income in GHC for the tax bracket | Tax rate | Annual income tax in GHC for the Tax bracket | Total annual income tax in GHC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First | 3,456 | 3,456 | 0% | - | - |
| 2 | Next | 4,656 | 12,00 | 5% | 60 | 60 |
| 3 | Next | 6,336 | 1,680 | 10% | 168 | 228 |
| 4 | Next | 42,336 | 36,000 | 17.5% | 6,300 | 6,528 |
| 5 | Next | 240,000 | 197,664 | 25% | 49,416 | 55,944 |
| 6 | Exceeding | 240,000 | 30% | - | - | |
The corresponding monthly income tax brackets are provided below:
| Tax Bracket | CUM annual Taxable income in GHC | Annual Taxable income in GHC for the tax bracket | Tax rate | Annual income tax in GHC for the Tax bracket | Total annual income tax in GHC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First | 3,456 | 3,456 | 0% | - | - |
| 2 | Next | 4,656 | 12,00 | 5% | 60 | 60 |
| 3 | Next | 6,336 | 1,680 | 10% | 168 | 228 |
| 4 | Next | 42,336 | 36,000 | 17.5% | 6,300 | 6,528 |
| 5 | Next | 240,000 | 197,664 | 25% | 49,416 | 55,944 |
| 6 | Exceeding | 240,000 | 30% | - | - | |
Please contact your Mercans’ services delivery team for any additional information regarding the implications of the above changes.