Casual, temporary workers to pay 5% tax

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Fools 7 years ago

Who's going to go around and be collecting that money? The same collecting that money will keep and the money will never get to the Government . If the government gets the money then the politicians will stupidly waste the ...
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Who's going to go around and be collecting that money? The same collecting that money will keep and the money will never get to the Government . If the government gets the money then the politicians will stupidly waste the money. I pray for this our country.
Earl Jones 7 years ago

As this is income tax and casual workers are self employed,the casual workers should be responsible for declaring their income and paying income tax and not the person or persons they are providing the services to. This is in ...
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As this is income tax and casual workers are self employed,the casual workers should be responsible for declaring their income and paying income tax and not the person or persons they are providing the services to. This is indeed consistent with tax laws throughout the world.

The employer is responsible for paying income tax. In the case of casual worker, they are their own employer. They are sole trader paying their own wages.

But this can only be enforceable if it is mandated that casual workers issue receipts for rendering services. otherwise, they will simple collude with service requesters and not declare that a job has been done and the income thereof.

I can see the enforcement of this being problematic and as usual, the well off will be able to hide but the unfortunate poor will be disproportionately targeted by this dead on arrival initiative.
SIMON PETER 7 years ago

Earl Jones, you are right but I think the 5% is not the final tax to be paid by the casual worker.The 5% should be a withholding tax deducted at source by the employer. When the casual worker files his tax returns this amount ...
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Earl Jones, you are right but I think the 5% is not the final tax to be paid by the casual worker.The 5% should be a withholding tax deducted at source by the employer. When the casual worker files his tax returns this amount should be deducted before the final tax paid to the authorities.
Atibila 7 years ago

Oh Gosh, was it a crime I voted for NDC ? Never again

Oh Gosh, was it a crime I voted for NDC ? Never again
Okesie 7 years ago

How is the Minister going to check this? We have no addresses, no list of unemployment so how can the Government, the Minster or the Officer come to my village to check the labourer l took to my Farm today?
How many people ...
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How is the Minister going to check this? We have no addresses, no list of unemployment so how can the Government, the Minster or the Officer come to my village to check the labourer l took to my Farm today?
How many people would be employed to check this and how are they going to be paid? There are at times un-neessary LI and Laws passed without comon sence. First create Jobs and taking taxes. Tomrrow, the Tax Officer will end a Tax-collector to he Hospital to wait for a bloodonater who at times recieve 100 Cedis to tax him or her 5 Cedis Even the Salary of the Tax-Collector will be more han the Tax for the day. Be wise in passing Laws.
Okesie 7 years ago

Sorry to send but not to end. The S did not print.

Sorry to send but not to end. The S did not print.
Ernest 7 years ago

Hahaha.......how's GRA gonna charge 5% on my by-day. They day joke self!

Hahaha.......how's GRA gonna charge 5% on my by-day. They day joke self!
STONER KOBYLYNTON 7 years ago

The whole message is bull crap without understanding. What a heck of English is this?

The whole message is bull crap without understanding. What a heck of English is this?
Nanagoygo 7 years ago

After all where does the money goes ,thieves ,workers aré always poor

After all where does the money goes ,thieves ,workers aré always poor

Casual, temporary workers to pay 5% tax

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