Penalties for failure to file a return on time as provided in IRA will not be imposed, where the Return of Income for the Year of Assessment 2019/2020 is furnished on or before February 28, 2021. Download IRD Notice No. PN/IT/2020-09 | Dated: 03 November 2020
A tax invoice is an essential document in the administration of Value Added Tax (VAT) in Sri Lanka. It serves as evidence of a taxable transaction between a VAT-registered supplier and customer. Understanding the key elements of a tax invoice and the regulations surrounding its issuance is crucial for compliance with Sri Lankan tax laws….
Inland Revenue Department (IRD) issued new guidance regarding the Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR) and CbCR notification requirements, introducing significant changes in the compliance obligations for affected taxpayers. The new guidance includes, among others, an extension for the filing of the CbCR notification; and a significant change relating to the threshold for CbCR purposes, which is in line…
Value Added Tax (VAT) [Amendments to the Value Added Tax Act, No.14 of 2002] The piece based VAT rate applicable on domestic sale of certain garments by the export oriented BOI companies will be revised from Rs.75/- to Rs.100/-. The term “locally produced rice products” will be re-defined for the purpose of clarity and certainty….
Department of Inland Revenue has published a new Application Form for Tax Clearance (Outward Remittances). Download Application Form for Tax Clearance (Outward Remittances)
In addition to the notice issued under PN/Tax Return/2020-01 on 21.04.2020 allowing extension for submission of Transfer Pricing Disclosure Form (TPDF) has been allowed up to 30th June, 2020. Taxpayers who have submitted the Tax Return through e-service could upload the TPDF to the RAMIS system, and others are advise to e-mail a PDF copy of the…
New amendment to the NBT Act. Download – English Download – Sinhala Summary This clause amends section 3 of the Nation Building Tax Act, No. 9 of 2009 (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) and the legal effect of the section as amended is to limit the period of exemption granted to certain cigarettes…
Department of Inland Revenue has published estimate Income Tax Return and Guidelines for the Y/A 2019/2020. Statement of Estimated Income Tax Payable Instructions for the Submission of Statement of Estimated Income Tax Payable
As per the notice published by the Commissioner General of Inland Revenue, PAYE payment for the period from January 01, 2020 to March 31, 2020, WHT/AIT, APIT payments for the month of April 2020 and income tax (IT) 4th installment payment of the year of assessment 2019/2020 shall be made on or before May 15, 2020….
Special Commodity Levy has been imposed on Potatoes and shall be valid until March 31, 2018 commencing from February 24, 2018. Download – English Download – Sinhala
A new guideline has been prepared for the period from 01.01.2020 to 31.03.2020 and uploaded in the IRD web portal of the Department (Link) to provide instructions to the employers to deduct Withholding Tax under the PAYE Scheme, as instructed by the Ministry of Finance, (subject to formal amendment to the Inland Revenue Act, No….
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…
As approved by the Cabinet of Ministers and instructed by the Ministry of Finance, ESC has been abolished with effect from January 01, 2020, pending parliamentary approval for amendment to the Economic Service Charge Act, No. 13 of 2006. Accordingly, any person or partnership for any quarter commencing on or after January 01, 2020 is…
Taking into consideration of Covid-19 pandemic situation it was made possible to submit the said statements up to 31.12.2020 without subject to penalties. Considering the requests of the withholding agents due to difficulties still existing to submit, they are informed that penalties for failure to file the statement on time as provided in the IRA…