Gov’t to tax commercial activities of churches

Commercial activities of churches in the country will soon be taxed by government to generate revenue for development.

That’s according to the Deputy Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame who said the current legal regime of the country gives room for business activities of churches to be taxed.

Speaking on the side-line of a roundtable discussion organised by the Kingdom Equip Network on Thursday, 23 November, Mr Dame said “…The legal regime now provides for the taxation of activities of churches which essentially bother on business.”

He said the other activities of the church which are charitable steps will not be taxed. “It is only in respect of activities which are charitable that churches are exempted from taxation,” he explained.

In his estimation, “…even the current law in the country…warrants that we tax them [churches] for activities which are commercial or bother on trading or business.”