Minister of Finance and Mass Media has been published a new gazette notification on Stamp Duty – License on sale of liquor. Effective Date: 01.01.2019 Base: License on sale of liquor Download Gazette [English | Sinhala]
Stamp duty Return can be submitted through e-Service (RAMIS) w.e.f. 01 October 2020 (for Q3 of the year 2020, Period from 1 July 2020 to 30 September 2020). Download Stamp Duty Quick Guide
The National Customs Tariff is a Guide to compute all the taxes or levies payable on goods (commodities) imported. It is a publication of such taxes stipulated under various Acts and Enactments, consolidated in to one book for ease of reference, both by the Customs Officials as well as the general public. The following taxes…
Central Bank has issued a circular on concessions granted to Tourism Industry. Circular No. 07 of 2019 (on 08.05.2019)
The government has issued an amendment to the Inland Revenue Act No 24 of 2017. The Inland Revenue (Amendment) Act was passed in Parliament on 4 May 2021 and certified on 13 May 2021 by the Hon. Speaker. This Amendment Act brings into law the Government budget proposals which were announced in November 2020 and other announcements made in…
The following bills were approved by the Parliament: Finance (Amendment) Bill – without amendments (06 Oct 2020) To terminate Debt Repayment Levy w.e.f. 01 January 2020 Nation Building Tax (Amendment) Bill – without amendments (07 Oct 2020) To remove the Nation Building Tax from December 1, 2019 Economic Service Charge (Amendment) Bill – without amendments…
Department of Inland Revenue has published a Quick Guide for “How to file Individual Income Tax (IIT) Return”. Download IIT Quick Guide
Department of Customs has published a notice on VAT & NBT change. Download Custom Notice on VAT & NBT
Individuals who are liable to pay income tax (whose assessable income for a month exceeds Rs. 250,000 per month or Rs. 3,000,000 for a year of assessment), are required to register and obtain Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) in order to pay Income Tax on a quarterly basis. There are two methods; Manually Online How to register manually (Due…
The attached notice is from the Inland Revenue Department of Sri Lanka (IRD) regarding the reimbursement of Value Added Tax (VAT) to the purchasers of agricultural tractors. The notice states that the importation of agricultural tractors was exempted from VAT with effect from January 1, 2015, but that VAT was charged on agricultural tractors imported…
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
Special Commodity Levy has been imposed on Maize and shall be valid for a period of 31 days commencing from 01 February 2018. HS code: 1005.90- Rs. 10.00 per kg Download – English Download – Sinhala Download – Tamil
As instructed by the Ministry of Finance and approved by the Cabinet of Ministers, NBT has been abolished with effect from December 01, 2019, pending parliamentary approval for amendment to the Nation Building Tax Act, No. 9 of 2009. However, any person/partnership who/which engages in the business of processing of any locally procured agricultural produce in…
Tax publication on new Inland Revenue Act – EY The Inland Revenue Bill published by Gazette on 19 June 2017 along with amendments made at the Committee stage was passed by Parliament on 7 September 2017 and will become an Act of Parliament once it receives the certification of the Hon. Speaker. The new Act provide…