28 February 2018

Ghana signs double tax agreement with Ireland

Ghana has signed a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with Ireland to eliminate the incidence where income from both countries is taxed twice. The DTAA was signed in Accra on February 7. The Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, signed for the Government of the Republic of Ghana and the Irish Ambassador in charge of Nigeria, Ghana, and Senegal, Ambassador Seán Hoy, initialed for the Government of Ireland. The DTAA is, however, subject to ratification by Ghana's Parliament.

A Global Tax Alert, attached below, provides additional details.

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Document ID: 2018-0438