Don't tax hospitals and schools - Patrick Awuah

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Ajit Babu 12 years ago

Whoever mooted the idea of taxing private universities and colleges is as dumb as a brick. I don't care how desperate the government is for added revenue, this initiative is highly misplaced, to say the least. The government ...
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Whoever mooted the idea of taxing private universities and colleges is as dumb as a brick. I don't care how desperate the government is for added revenue, this initiative is highly misplaced, to say the least. The government would rather do better taxing all those mushroom churches and their pastors, who still enjoy non-taxable status.
Pee 12 years ago

they steal from the national kitty to bribe chiefs , students, opinion leaders et al only to realize there's no money to run the nation after elections.In their desperation they resort to bogus taxes-from babies in the womb t ...
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they steal from the national kitty to bribe chiefs , students, opinion leaders et al only to realize there's no money to run the nation after elections.In their desperation they resort to bogus taxes-from babies in the womb to rats. Asem beba dabi.
ME AND YOU WERE NOT THERE 12 years ago

SOUTH KOREA LEFT US LONG TIME AGO. WE CAN NEVER CATCH UP. MALAYSIA IS ALSO GONE. DOC , MY POINT IS SHOULDN'T COMPANIES PAY TAXES ON THE PROFIT THEY MAKE? DO SOME MORE RESEARCH AND SEE IF SOUTH KOREANS MADE IT THAT FAR WITHOU ...
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SOUTH KOREA LEFT US LONG TIME AGO. WE CAN NEVER CATCH UP. MALAYSIA IS ALSO GONE. DOC , MY POINT IS SHOULDN'T COMPANIES PAY TAXES ON THE PROFIT THEY MAKE? DO SOME MORE RESEARCH AND SEE IF SOUTH KOREANS MADE IT THAT FAR WITHOUT TAXATION. BY THE WAY THANKS FOR CONTRIBUTION TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN GHANA.
Kwaku Acpoli 12 years ago

The churches and other so-called non-profit organizations whose leaders are riding in private planes must give the country what is due it. We should pay tithes and pay high fees. Yes, they should pay taxes. The poor teacher p ...
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The churches and other so-called non-profit organizations whose leaders are riding in private planes must give the country what is due it. We should pay tithes and pay high fees. Yes, they should pay taxes. The poor teacher pays tithes and taxes.
GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 12 years ago

“The long-term view is we need to build a higher-education system that matches the best in the world. If you look at South Korea today, a country with a population of 50 million people, they have about 400 universities. Gha ...
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“The long-term view is we need to build a higher-education system that matches the best in the world. If you look at South Korea today, a country with a population of 50 million people, they have about 400 universities. Ghana has 25 million people and we have fewer than 50 universities.

SIMPLE. FIRE THE CURRENT EDUCATION MINISTER N GIVE THE JOB TO THIS AWUAH GUY....
GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 12 years ago

ALL UNIVERSITIES N POLY MUST BE TAXED. GOVT OR PRIVATE...THE SAME MUST BE APPLIED TO ALL HOSPITALS....
AS LONG AS U ACCEPT REVENUE, U WILL BE TAXED!

ALL UNIVERSITIES N POLY MUST BE TAXED. GOVT OR PRIVATE...THE SAME MUST BE APPLIED TO ALL HOSPITALS....
AS LONG AS U ACCEPT REVENUE, U WILL BE TAXED!
4 Year Old 12 years ago

It may sound good on the surface to say that the government should not tax schools and hospitals. But, it should not be so quickly concluded.

Many of the proprietors amass their wealth by exploiting the educational system ...
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It may sound good on the surface to say that the government should not tax schools and hospitals. But, it should not be so quickly concluded.

Many of the proprietors amass their wealth by exploiting the educational system. They charge fees that are exorbitant because they consider that a great opportunity to amass wealth. They buy big, big cars and build big, big homes without providing the necessary tools that are required of proper education. In such cases, the government should tax the schools and the proprietors. However, if the schools would reinvest their moneys to keep up with modern and international standards, then of course, the school should be granted an exemption. In other words, there should be concrete proof that whatever moneys are made in an academic year should be reinvested. The government should have such evidences to grant tax exemption.
Ayorkor 12 years ago

Patrick Awuah makes a very good point that when it comes to taxation, the government needs to continue to clearly differentiate between a for-profit and not-for-profit entity. A not-for-profit school or hospital should defin ...
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Patrick Awuah makes a very good point that when it comes to taxation, the government needs to continue to clearly differentiate between a for-profit and not-for-profit entity. A not-for-profit school or hospital should definitely not be taxed and they should be able to prove that surpluses are re-invested to provide more of those services (education, health). The government should welcome and do everything possible to support these not-for-profit institutions because they are providing services that reduce the burden on the government. It would be short-sighted to tax such entities, and we would be retrogressing as a nation if we instituted such a policy.

It is of course okay to tax entities whose surpluses (i.e. profits) are not reinvested in education or health but are distributed to shareholders or proprietors.
Sheikh 12 years ago

Patrick,

This is a bunch of garbage. The only universities that should not be taxed are the government ones. The rest of the so called colleges and universities are money making ventures.

Patrick,

This is a bunch of garbage. The only universities that should not be taxed are the government ones. The rest of the so called colleges and universities are money making ventures.
Barakat 12 years ago

Sheikh, the taxes imposed on non-profit organizations makes their work difficult sometimes. If the government is not ready to give incentives to people who provide free/cheap social services for the less privileged, it should ...
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Sheikh, the taxes imposed on non-profit organizations makes their work difficult sometimes. If the government is not ready to give incentives to people who provide free/cheap social services for the less privileged, it should provide all those services by itself. the gov today is still not able to provide for everyone

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