Tax Related News

Order to impose special Commodity Levy on Maldive Fish, Black Gram, Chillies etc., w.e.f. 19.01.2018 for a 6 months period. Download – English Download – Sinhala Download – Tamil

REGULATIONS made by the Minister of Finance under section 75 read with section 64 of the Value Added Tax Act, No. 14 of 2002. These regulations operate effective for the requirement of the sections, and the Regulations published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 1024/8 of April 21, 1998 are hereby rescinded. Download – English Download…

IT is hereby notified under Section 97(1)(b) of the Inland Revenue Act, No. 10 of 2006, that the bilateral Agreement for affording relief from double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion, entered into on 03.04.2014 between the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Government of the Republic of Singapore, has…

Now Taxpayers can apply [from Inland Revenue Department – International Unit] for Blanket Clearances up to 31/03/2018 (Before the new law comes into force) on following outward Remittances- Commission Payments Brokerage Payments Interest  Payments (Loan obtained after 01 April 2012) Re-insurance  Payments (For Double Tax Treaty Countries)  

The Bilateral Agreement for Prevention of Fiscal Evasion entered into on 06.10.2016, between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Government of Finland is now published by government. Download – English Download – Sinhala Download – Tamil  

The Excise Notification No. 994 published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 1998/7 dated 20 December 2016 is hereby rescinded and amend the Excise Notification No. 992 published in the Gazette Extraordinary, No. 1997/16 dated 15.12.2016 by substitution of Schedule I of the Excise Notification No. 1004 with effect from 01 January 2018. Excise Notification No. 1004 – Annual…

The Hon. Minister of Finance and Mass Media has granted approval, in terms of Section 19A of the Customs Ordinance as amended, to grant general duty waiver of Customs Import Duty on importation of Petrol and Diesel w.e.f. December 15, 2017. Customs Duty Waiver on Petrol and Diesel Effective from 2017.12.15 Source : www.customs.gov.lk

Notify under the Inland Revenue Act, that the “Lotus Hill Home for Disabled Children” as an approved Charity Organization Gazette No. : 2046/10

Circular to Commercial Banks and Specialized Banks – Furnishing of Tax Clearance Certificate to Banks Circular No. SEC/2017/05 [16 November 2017]

Budget Speech – 2018 – English | Sinhala Analysis by Tax Professionals: EY | KPMG | PwC | Deloitte  

The Finance Act, No. 11 of 2006 – Regulations as the Finance (Teledrama, Film and Commercials Levy) No. 1 of 2017 Effective from : 08th November, 2017 English | Sinhala Gazette Date : 11 November 2017 Gazette No : 2044/21

INLAND REVENUE ACT, No. 24 OF 2017 Inland Revenue Act No. 24 of 2017 – English Inland Revenue Act No. 24 of 2017 – Sinhala Certified on 24th of October, 2017

Economic Service Charge (ESC) – ආර්ථික සේවා ගාස්තු   ESC is levied under ESC Act No.13 of 2006 [as amended by the ESC (Amendment) ActNo.15 of 2007, No.11 of 2008, No.16 of 2009, No.11 of 2011, No.11 of 2012, No.6 of 2013, No. 9 of 2014, No.13 of 2015 and No.7 of 2017, respectively]. CHARHEBILITY…