OB Amponsah demands tax breaks for entertainment-related events

     OB Amponsah highlighted to Kwame Dadzie on Showbiz A-Z that it is frequently challenging for comedians to generate significant revenues from their gigs due to the costs of production, logistics, and taxes.

According to OB, comedians run up huge debts planning gigs, only to have tax demands imposed on their income add even more stress.

    You incur a lot of debts, and when you're done, you have to go and pay GRA [Ghana Revenue Authority] from your debts," he said, expressing his dissatisfaction. It seems difficult to me. At that point, we begin to inquire as to

The necessity for a favorable climate that fosters the expansion of Ghana's entertainment sector was expressed in OB's petition.

     Beatrice Nyawuto, the Principal Revenue Officer at the Debt Management Compliance and Enforcement unit of the GRA, suggested that stakeholders in the creative industry petition the Commissioner General of the GRA to address concerns raised about taxes on complimentary tickets and the request for a tax holiday for emerging entertainment companies.   

       Other Ghanaian comedians, including DKB, Comedian Warris, Jacinta, MJ the Comedian, Romanus, Lekzy DeComic, and Putogo, among others, have all contributed significantly to keeping the comedy tradition alive via their regular events. OB Amponsah is well known for arranging his comedy specials.