2018

Following taxes & levies going to be amended to the Finance Act, No. 25 of 2003, the Finance Act, No. 5 of 2005, the Finance Act, No. 12 of 2012, the Finance Act, No. 16 of 1995 and the Finance Act, No. 10 of 2015; Luxury Tax on Motor Vehicles Vehicle Entitlement Levy Annual Company…

Summary Section 22 of the Economic Service Charge Act, No. 13 of 2006 and the legal effect of the section as amended is to specify the base for charging the service charge for importation of motor vehicles. Schedule IV of the principal enactment and the legal effect of the section as amended is to specify…

Department of Inland Revenue has updated Declaration Form which is required to submit by Senior Citizens  to the Financial Institutions. Updated Circular – Withholding Tax on Interest paid by Banks or other Financial Institutions – No. SEC/2018/01 Download – English Download – Sinhala Updated Declaration Form – Declaration by Senior Citizens to the Financial Institutions Download –…

Section 3 of the Land (Restrictions on Alienation) Act, No. 38 of 2014 (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) and the legal effect of the section as amended is to extend the application of the exemption granted by that section to certain properties. Section 5A of the principal enactment, and the legal effect of…

Nation Building Tax (Amendment) Act, No. 20 of 2018 is certified by the Hon. Speaker on 30th of July, 2018 to amend the Nation Building Tax Act, No. 9 of 2009. Summary of the Act stated below. This amended is to limit the period of exemption granted to certain liquor identified under Harmonized Commodity Description and…

Department of Inland Revenue has published Guideline to facilitate the completion of Statement of Estimated Income Tax payable and to calculate the income tax installments payable in terms of the provisions under the Inland Revenue Act No. 24 of 2017 Statement of Estimated Income Tax Payable Download English Download Sinhala Instructions for the Submission of Statement…

NBT Bill passed by the parliament together with Committee Stage amendment on 18 July 2018. Department of Inland Revenue has published a notice for the same on 20 July 2018. Relevant notice is attached above for your reference.

Department of Inland Revenue has published a Circular stating instructions to taxpayers for requesting a private ruling – Circular No. SEC/2018/07.

The Commissioner General of Inland Revenue has published a Gazette notification specifying the Capital gain tax return and schedules to be furnished by any person in respect of income consisting of a gain from the realization of an investment asset under Subsection (4) of Section 93 of the Inland Revenue Act, No. 24 of 2017.

Department of Inland Revenue has published notice on Implementation of Changes to Value Added Tax (VAT) on Healthcare Services as published in the Extraordinary Gazette. As per the Extraordinary Gazette notification No. 2076/06 dated 2nd July 2018, for any period from 2nd July 2018, value of supply of Healthcare Services should comprise only the Hospital…

Following changes are going to be incorporated to Economic Service Charge Act, No. 13 of 2006; Amendments to Section 22 – to specify the base for charging the service charge for importation of motor vehicles Amendments to Schedule IV –  to specify the service charge on wholesale or retail sales of petrol, diesel, and kerosene

Following changes are going to be incorporated to Value Added Tax Act, No. 14 of 2002; Amendments to Section 22 –  Local sale of certain garments by export oriented companies Amendments to Section 25A – Sri Lanka Deposit Insurance Scheme Amendments to Section 25C – To limit the taxable period New section 58A – Refund of tax…

IRD has published updated (25.06.2018) document for Values of Non Cash Benefits for the purpose of PAYE. Non Cash Benefits can be categorized mainly into four as follows; Value of Company shares awarded by Employer . Value of benefits from any residence provided by the Employer Value of Transport Facilities provided by the Employer Other…

New Gazette for the circumstances to withhold tax from payments where the payments made to any employee and rates of tax to be withheld from such payments under paragraph (1) of Section 83 read with item (a) of sub paragraph (1) of paragraph 10 of First Schedule of the Inland Revenue Act, No. 24 of 2017.