An application for a voluntary VAT registration may be denied the opportunity to register for VAT although the Value Added Tax Act, 2013 (Act 870) makes provision for voluntary VAT registration.

Required:

State the conditions under which an application for voluntary VAT registration may be denied.

The Commissioner-General may refuse to register a person for VAT on the following grounds:

  1. The person has no fixed place of abode or business (principal place of business is unknown).
  2. The person will not keep proper accounting records relating to any business activity carried on by that person.
  3. The person will not submit regular and reliable tax returns as required by or under the Act.
  4. The person is not a fit and proper person to be registered.