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According to documents from the GRA, the estimated total of taxes evaded by Cheddar is staggering, reaching GHC2,088,228 for 2021 and GHC5,096,536 for 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar, finds himself in a series of tax evasion scandals as documents from the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) reveal that he has been slapped with significant penalties for failing to file his income tax.<\/p>\n The estimated total in taxes evaded surpasses GHC7 million, raising grave questions about Bediako\u2019s commitment to transparency and financial responsibility, particularly given his aspirations to lead the nation.<\/p>\n The documents expose a recurring pattern of tax evasion.<\/p>\n Between 2013 and 2016, Cheddar incurred penalties of GHC15,222, GHC14,492, GHC13,760 and GHC6,526 for neglecting to file personal income tax returns.<\/p>\n Though he appeared to comply for the tax years 2018, 2019 and 2020, the troubling trend of non-compliance resumed in 2021 and 2022 for Cheddar.<\/p>\n According to the leaked document, the estimated evaded taxes for these two years are staggering, reaching GHC2,088,228 for 2021 and GHC5,096,536 for 2022.<\/p>\n A clear litmus test However, the revelation of his consistent failure to fulfil even the most fundamental civic duty \u2013 paying taxes \u2013 casts a heavy shadow over his credibility.<\/p>\n This is clearly inconsistent with his so-called genuine advocacy for positive change, amid his recent political pronouncements and his declaration of intent to contest the highest office of the land \u2013 the presidency.<\/p>\n This recent revelation by GRA is certainly a litmus test for Cheddar to come clean and address these allegations of tax evasion with transparency and accountability.<\/p>\n With the general election coming up this year, voters may struggle to reconcile Cheddar\u2019s much-proclaimed commitment to change with this perceived hypocrisy about his finances.<\/p>\n
Cheddar\u2019s presidential bid centres around the promise of ushering in a new era of development and change in Ghanaian politics.<\/p>\n