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4notify Ghana · The Sunday Proclamation
OFFICIAL · Ghana Revenue Authority · E-VAT · E-Tax
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AKW-GH-003
Date
2026-05-27
Status
In force
Category
Taxation

E-VAT, the GRA e-Tax portal and the 15% Value Added Tax: delivery acknowledgements and validation notices for Ghanaian taxpayers

The Ghana Revenue Authority operates the E-VAT electronic invoicing scheme and the e-Tax portal under the Value Added Tax Act, 2013 (Act 870). Every registered taxpayer must issue electronic invoices stamped by the GRA, carrying 15% VAT, the 2.5% National Health Insurance Levy and the 2.5% Ghana Education Trust Fund Levy. 4notify integrates with Ghanaian accounting suites and delivers delivery receipts, validation reports and dispatch notices to the right tax adviser.

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Preamble

Whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 41 of the Value Added Tax Act, 2013 (Act 870) and section 6 of the Revenue Administration Act, 2016 (Act 915), this Proclamation is issued concerning the delivery of acknowledgements and validation reports for E-VAT electronic invoices.

Statutory basis
Value Added Tax Act, 2013 (Act 870)

Imposes 15% VAT and establishes the legal basis for electronic invoicing, taxpayer obligations and record-keeping.

Revenue Administration Act, 2016 (Act 915)

Establishes the GRA, its enforcement powers and the framework for the e-Tax portal.

National Health Insurance Act + GETFund Act

Impose the 2.5% NHIL and 2.5% GETFund Levy that ride on every taxable invoice.

Implementation
01

ERP webhook subscription

4notify subscribes to the electronic-invoice queue of the customer's ERP or accounting software; validation runs before transmission to the GRA.

02

Delivery acknowledgement + validation report

Issuer acknowledgement within 60 seconds; validation outcome (accepted / accepted with remarks / rejected) within 5 minutes of GRA response.

03

Route to the tax adviser

With the adviser's GhanaCard PIN on file, the acknowledgement is routed to the responsible chartered accountant for the file.

04

Five-year custody

Each invoice and acknowledgement is hash-signed and retained for five years to meet the GRA bookkeeping requirement.

Delivery envelope
xml
<gra-evat-ack xmlns="https://4notify.net/evat-gh/v1">
  <invoice_number>GH-2026-INV-00481923</invoice_number>
  <issuer_tin>P0012345678</issuer_tin>
  <buyer_tin>C0098765432</buyer_tin>
  <vat_rate>0.15</vat_rate>
  <nhil_rate>0.025</nhil_rate>
  <getfund_rate>0.025</getfund_rate>
  <validation>accepted</validation>
  <ack_channel>email,webhook</ack_channel>
  <adviser_ghanacard>GHA-123456789-0</adviser_ghanacard>
</gra-evat-ack>
Sample message
EmailSubject: Acknowledgement: E-VAT invoice GH-2026-INV-…481923

Dear taxpayer, We received and validated your E-VAT invoice (GH-2026-INV-…481923) on 27/05/2026 at 14:32 GMT. Validation outcome: accepted Routed to: tax adviser (GhanaCard GHA-123456789-0) VAT 15% + NHIL 2.5% + GETFund 2.5% applied as filed. Regards, 4notify Operations

Compliance checklist
  • ERP / accounting webhook configured
  • Invoice validation enforced at API edge
  • Acknowledgement P50 less than or equal to 60 seconds measured
  • Five-year hash-signed custody documented
The 4notify difference

4notify is the only A2P provider with native integration into Ghanaian ERPs, API-edge validation of the GRA E-VAT envelope and five-year hash-signed custody aligned with the Value Added Tax Act and the Revenue Administration Act.

Frequently asked questions
Does 4notify need direct access to the GRA portal?

No. 4notify rides on the delivery envelopes the accounting suite emits; the GRA submission stays inside the taxpayer's certified billing system.

How are NHIL and GETFund Levy presented on the invoice?

Both ride on the same envelope as separate line-level rates (2.5% each), distinct from the 15% VAT line, exactly as the GRA expects on the XML.

Issued
4notify Department of Operations
2026-05-27 · AKW-GH-003

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