27 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 7 February 2018. 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.

The intent of this treaty is to provide a platform to instill confidence in investors in both countries, to facilitate economic cooperation and knowledge sharing and encourage economic partnership in the area of government and labor relationships.

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CONTACTS

For additional information with respect to this Alert, please contact the following:

Ernst & Young Ghana, Accra

  • Robin McCone
    robin.mccone@gh.ey.com
  • Isaac Sarpong
    isaac.sarpong@gh.ey.com

Ernst & Young Advisory Services (Pty) Ltd., Africa ITS Leader, Johannesburg

  • Marius Leivestad
    marius.leivestad@za.ey.com

Ernst & Young LLP (United Kingdom), Pan African Tax Desk, London

  • Rendani Neluvhalani
    rendani.mabel.neluvhalani@uk.ey.com
  • Byron Thomas
    bthomas4@uk.ey.com

Ernst & Young LLP, Pan African Tax Desk, New York

  • Silke Mattern
    silke.mattern@ey.com
  • Dele A. Olaogun
    dele.olaogun@ey.com
  • Jacob Shipalane
    jacob.shipalane1@ey.com

Ernst & Young LLP, Pan African Tax Desk, Houston

  • Elvis Ngwa
    elvis.ngwa@ey.com

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ATTACHMENT

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Document ID: 2018-5345