TaxLawGH by MSL Business School
This calculator is maintained as an interactive online resource. Use https://www.taxlawgh.com/ghana-vat-calculator for the current calculator and calculation workings.
Ghana transaction-tax calculator
Ghana VAT calculator
Move from a tax-exclusive value to the invoice total, or work backwards from a tax-inclusive total. The result shows VAT, NHIL, GETFund Levy, CST and Tourism Levy separately where the selected transaction attracts them.
Preparing the Ghana VAT Calculator…
Current calculator02 of 08 · VAT & levies
Ghana payroll calculation
PAYE and take-home pay
Build the result from salary, allowances, bonus, overtime, benefits in kind, statutory SSNIT, personal reliefs and other deductions. Use gross-to-net or solve backwards from a target take-home amount.
| Resident monthly band | Rate | Cumulative upper point |
|---|---|---|
| First GHS 490 | 0% | GHS 490 |
| Next GHS 110 | 5% | GHS 600 |
| Next GHS 130 | 10% | GHS 730 |
| Next GHS 3,166.67 | 17.5% | GHS 3,896.67 |
| Next GHS 16,000 | 25% | GHS 19,896.67 |
| Next GHS 30,520 | 30% | GHS 50,416.67 |
| Balance | 35% | No upper limit |
Technical guides: Ghana PAYE rates and rules · How PAYE is calculated · PAYE filing and payment
Ghana VAT calculation
VAT and statutory levies
Move in either direction between a taxable value and a tax-inclusive invoice. Add CST and Tourism Levy where the transaction legally attracts them.
Technical guides: Ghana VAT rates and rules · VAT invoices · Exempt, zero-rated and relief supplies
Ghana withholding calculation
Income-tax withholding and VAT withholding
Select the recipient and payment category, identify the invoice basis, and separate income-tax WHT from the distinct 7% VAT-withholding mechanism.
Review the complete domestic and treaty rate tables, final/non-final treatment and exclusions.
2026 social-security calculation
SSNIT and Tier 2 contributions
Calculate the employee deduction, employer contribution, SSNIT remittance and Tier 2 allocation from monthly basic salary using the official 2026 minimum and maximum insurable earnings.
Technical guide: Ghana pensions and retirement tax
Act 766 pension calculation
SSNIT old-age pension estimate
Estimate the Tier 1 monthly pension from the average of the member's best three annual salaries, contribution months and retirement age.
2026 Ghana tax calendar
Compliance deadline finder and annual calendar
Find one statutory date or build the complete 2026 tax calendar, including monthly obligations, annual filings, quarterly levies and company-year-end deadlines.
Technical guide: Ghana tax deadlines
Revenue Administration Act calculation
Late-payment interest and late-filing penalty
Calculate statutory late-payment interest with automatic historical Bank of Ghana rates and monthly compounding, or calculate the fixed-plus-daily late-filing penalty.
Technical guide: Ghana tax penalties and interest
Ghana capital allowance calculation
Capital allowance schedule
Use a quick pool calculation or build an advanced asset register with first-year prorating, individual vehicle restrictions, disposals, repairs and CSV import.
| Class or operation | Rate | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 — computers and data-handling equipment | 40% | Reducing balance |
| Class 2 — vehicles, plant and qualifying machinery | 30% | Reducing balance |
| Class 3 — office equipment, furniture and other assets | 20% | Reducing balance |
| Class 4 — buildings and permanent structures | 10% | Straight line |
| Class 5 — intangible assets | 1 ÷ useful life | Straight line |
| Petroleum and mineral operations | 20% | Specialised straight-line rules |
Technical guide: Ghana capital allowances
Calculation method and legal scope
How this Ghana VAT calculation works
The standard VAT computation identifies the taxable value before applying NHIL, GETFund Levy and VAT. A tax-inclusive input is reversed into its constituent amounts instead of treating the entire invoice as the taxable base.
Where Communications Service Tax is selected, CST is calculated first and the CST-inclusive amount becomes the base for VAT, NHIL and GETFund Levy. Tourism Levy remains separately stated.
The calculator does not decide whether a supply is taxable, exempt, zero-rated or relieved. Classify the supply under the governing legislation before selecting the calculation basis.
Other TaxLawGH calculators
Value Added Tax Act, 2025 (Act 1151), including the standard VAT framework used by the calculator.
The NHIL and GETFund levy legislation, as amended, applied to the transaction base shown in the result.
The Communications Service Tax and Tourism Levy are included only when the user confirms that the transaction attracts them.
Every component is returned separately so the taxable base and invoice total can be reconciled.
Frequently asked questions
Using the Ghana VAT Calculator
What taxes does the Ghana VAT calculator show?
It shows VAT, NHIL and GETFund Levy. It can also show Communications Service Tax and Tourism Levy where the transaction legally attracts those charges and the relevant option is selected.
Can I calculate backwards from a VAT-inclusive amount?
Yes. Select tax-inclusive invoice total. The calculator reverses the total into the original transaction value and each applicable tax or levy component.
How is CST handled before VAT?
Where CST applies, the calculator determines CST first. VAT, NHIL and GETFund Levy are then calculated on the CST-inclusive figure.
Does a zero-rated or exempt supply use the standard calculation?
No. Zero-rated, exempt and relief supplies require legal classification. Select no VAT only after confirming that classification for the transaction.
Is VAT withholding the same as ordinary VAT?
No. VAT withholding is a collection mechanism for an appointed withholding agent. Use the withholding calculator when a payer must withhold VAT from a supplier.