Determine the Tax Credit Relief (if any) due to Professor Mohammed Ibrahim in the year 2019. The following tax rates are applicable:

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b. Professor Mohammed Ibrahim, the Director of the Consultancy and Training Unit of
University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) has been on a salary scale of GHC 18,000 X
6,000- GHC 54,000 per annum since July 2016. He contributes 5.5% of his salary to the Social
Security Scheme.
In the year 2019, Professor Mohammed Ibrahim received an amount of GHC 2,280 from his
investments in France where he served as an Associate Professor of Crème De La Crème
University before coming. A tax of GHC 720 has been withheld in France.
Ghana has a double taxation agreement with France.
Required:
Determine the Tax Credit Relief (if any) due to Professor Mohammed Ibrahim in the year 2019.
The following tax rates are applicable:
No
Chargeable income
Rate of tax
1.
First GHS 3,828
Nil
2.
Next GHS 1,200
5 percent
3.
4.
5.
6.
Next GHS 1,440
Next GHS 36,000
Next GHS 197,532
Exceeding GHS 240,000
10 percent
17.5 percent
25 percent
30 percent
1/3
Transcribed Image Text:b. Professor Mohammed Ibrahim, the Director of the Consultancy and Training Unit of University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) has been on a salary scale of GHC 18,000 X 6,000- GHC 54,000 per annum since July 2016. He contributes 5.5% of his salary to the Social Security Scheme. In the year 2019, Professor Mohammed Ibrahim received an amount of GHC 2,280 from his investments in France where he served as an Associate Professor of Crème De La Crème University before coming. A tax of GHC 720 has been withheld in France. Ghana has a double taxation agreement with France. Required: Determine the Tax Credit Relief (if any) due to Professor Mohammed Ibrahim in the year 2019. The following tax rates are applicable: No Chargeable income Rate of tax 1. First GHS 3,828 Nil 2. Next GHS 1,200 5 percent 3. 4. 5. 6. Next GHS 1,440 Next GHS 36,000 Next GHS 197,532 Exceeding GHS 240,000 10 percent 17.5 percent 25 percent 30 percent 1/3
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