Ghana - Apply for Disability Relief

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Disability Relief in person, the applicant has to approach the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Contact link
2. Applicant can be obtained the application form from the website link
3. Applicant should read carefully in the application form, after all details must be filled in the application form.
4. The applicant has to make sure he or she has all the required documents that are required for this process to be successful and they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
5. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
6. Submit the completed form along with the supporting documents to the GRA regional and district office or the head office.
7. This application will be processed and information will be verified by the GRA.
8. If the verification is successful, the notification will be sent to the applicant.
9. The applicant after seeing the notification can go to the GRA office and applicant get the certificate.
10. If there is no information regarding the application, then, the applicant can visit the office to know status of the application.
11. The Processing time for this procedure is 1 month.

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Required Documents

• Copy of photo for identification of employee
• Attach certificate from social welfare department.
• Disability card
• Proof of Age
• Recent attested photograph showing the disability affixed here.
• Domicile certificate as per requirement
• Three passport size photographs of the applicant.
• Ghana card.
• Passport size photograph of applicant (please take 5 copies).
• Any other document to claim benefits offered by respective state government as advised by authorities.

Office Locations & Contacts

Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) (Domestic Tax Revenue Division HEAD OFFICE)
Address: Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), government office
Accra Sports Stadium, Starlets 91 Rd, Accra, Ghana
HR24+42 Accra, Ghana
Contact number: +233302904546
Telephone number: 0302 675701/ 0302 675702/ 0302 675703/ 0302 675704 /0302 675705 /0302 675706/ 0302 675707 /0302 675708 /0302 675709/ 0302 664167
Fax number: 0302 681163
Email id: [email protected]
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Eligibility

• Minimum age - 18 years or as per state norms.
• Disability - 80% Minimum or as per state norms.
• Monthly pension – GHS 300 up to the age of 80 years and afterwards GHS 500 per month or as per state norms.

Fees

• The relief is GH¢1,200 per Year

Validity

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Processing Time

• The Processing time for this procedure is 1 month.

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Instructions

• A relief is an allowance given to a resident individual to reduce his or her tax burden.
• A resident individual can apply to the Commissioner-General in a prescribed form. The relief is given with respect to your personal situation as stated on your application form.
• The relief form can be obtained from any of the GRA’s Domestic Tax Revenue Division offices across the country.

Required Information

• Employee surname
• Other name
• Gender
• Mother maiden name
• Social sec. number
• Tax file number
• Name of employer
• Address of employer
• Telephone number
• Tax ID number
• Details of Personal particulars
• Particulars of spouse
• Particulars of children
• Declaration of employer/employee
• Signature of employer

Need for the Document

• This relief is granted to a resident individual who takes care of his wife or her husband or takes care of at least two children.

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