The founder of the New Force, Nana Kwame Bediako has denied allegations of tax evasion made against him by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
Reports on Thursday suggested that, Cheddar has been allegedly fined GH¢50,000 for failing to file personal income tax forms from 2013 to 2016.
According to a reputable source at the GRA, despite settling a sum of GH¢209,171 between 2018 and 2020, he allegedly failed to file returns for the post-2020 period, the it added.
The GRA further estimated tax assessments for Bediako, also known as Cheddar, to be GH¢2,088,228 and GH¢5,096,536 for the years 2021-2022, along with penalties for non-compliance.
This development comes a few weeks after Cheddar's Pan-African event, The Convention, was cancelled by the government.
Responding to the tax evasion claim, Nana Kwame Bediako dismissed the reports.
"My face was on the newspapers this morning that I don't pay taxes. I worked in this country for almost 22 or 23 years, and I've paid my taxes and I still pay," he said.
"I have brought over 1500 containers of materials into this country for my real estate projects, and the taxes are a lot, but we have paid all," he added.
"If the government aims to disgrace me by putting my face in the newspapers, I will say that this face cannot be shamed. Even if I owe you, let us talk so that I pay you; it is not about embarrassing me," the leader of The New Force emphasized.
In a video shared on his social media pages, Cheddar asked the Ghana Revenue Authority to invite him if there are any issues concerning his tax payments, and he will gladly honour the invitation.
The Leader of the next generation speaks. #TheNewForce pic.twitter.com/V9GnNRcLss
— Nana Kwame Bediako (@OsagyefoNKB) January 18, 2024