The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has vehemently denied the National Identification Authority’s (NIA) allegations that it owes more than GH¢376 million in arrears. According to the NIA, THE GRA was disconnected from its Identity Verification Service (IVS) platform due to the accusations.
The NIA’s claims were met with “great surprise” by the GRA, which stated in a statement released on Tuesday, August 5, that the alleged debt does not have the governance and regulatory support to be deemed valid.
The Authority’s internal analyses showed the alleged debt is a legacy liability resulting from pre-2025 transactions.
However, GRA insists that the necessary formal approvals were not obtained for those engagements.
“GRA’s principles of transparency, compliance, and governance protocols do not permit enforcement of transactions that do not meet regulatory requirements,” the statement said.
The Identification Authority has been operating desks at GRA offices across the country for years to register people and issue Ghana Cards without requiring any payments for rent or utilities, the Authority added, highlighting its longstanding support for the NIA.
Rentable properties of high quality Since it has discovered procedural violations and is unable to confirm that there is a formal service agreement between the two parties, the Authority added that high-level talks are presently taking place to settle the issue.
Despite the dispute, GRA reiterated its dedication to interagency collaboration.
“We recognise the importance of collaboration in advancing national development goals, including integrating the Ghana Card into the tax system,” the statement emphasized.
