The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced that it will be sending Technical Support Officers (TSOs) and Client Support Officers (CSOs) to private and commercial property to assist property owners and rate payers to register, add their property and pay their rates electronically on www.myassembly.gov.gh.
The GRA is collaborating with the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development to ensure that the payment of 2023 property rates is made as easy and convenient as possible for the general public.
It is important to note that refusing to register implies that property owners will not be able to access their bills, and in default, section 156 of Act 936 shall be applied to the letter.
He said when the platform is fully functional, property owners are being encouraged to go update their records with any additional properties they may have, “and then within that system we are able to generate your rates applicable to your property.”
He continued, “You know the rates differ from area to area, that is municipality to municipality and then we’ll be able to advise the property owners of their rate
At the same time we’re also encouraging once the platform is ready, we’re encouraging property owners to also go in and if even your applicable rate has not been generated yet, you can still even pay in advance if you so desire, and then when the rates are updated you’ll be able to get the right figure for your property rate.
So we’re expecting that any payments that anybody will have to do on property rates this year must be done on the platform.”