{
  "id": 6722594,
  "title": "GRA moves to audit lawyer who sued AG, GRA over passenger baggage duty exemptions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/gra-moves-to-audit-lawyer-who-sued-ag-gra-over-passenger-baggage-duty",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T06:57:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/gra-moves-to-audit-lawyer-who-sued-ag-gra-over-passenger-baggage-duty-exemptions/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has initiated a tax audit of law firm Alua & Co, led by legal practitioner Jonathan A. Alua, just days after he filed a legal challenge against the Authority and the Attorney-General at the Supreme Court. The audit, targeting the firm's tax affairs for the years 2023 to 2025, was notified in a letter dated September 9. Alua is contesting Regulation 18(2)(b) of the Exemptions Regulations, 2025 (L.I. 2514), which he claims gives the GRA Commissioner-General the authority to waive or modify taxes without parliamentary approval. The GRA maintains that the audit is a standard part of its statutory duties and does not imply any wrongdoing by the firm.",
  "summary": "The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has notified a law firm owned by legal practitioner Jonathan A. Alua of a tax audit, coming just days after he dragged the Authority and the Attorney-General before the Supreme Court. The audit, which covers the law firm’s tax affairs for the period 2023 to 2025, was communicated in a […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "GRA to audit lawyer who sued authority over tax exemption powers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/gra-to-audit-lawyer-who-sued-authority-over-tax-exemption-powers",
        "published": "2026-09-11T04:31:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}