The Tax Appeals Commission (TAC) which has been inactive for some time has now been revived with the reappointment of Justice Hector Yapa as Chairman and Justice Sunil Rajapakse and Mr. S. Swarnajothi Former Auditor General as members by Hon. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse as the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs. The TAC was established…
Department of Inland Revenue has published Surcharge Tax Return and Guide. Surcharge Tax Return Surcharge Tax Return Guide Click here to refer to Surcharge Tax
Minister of Finance and Mass Media has been issued a new Gazette regulations for Levy on Mobile Short Message Services. Effective Date: 01.01.2019 Rate: 25 cents for each SMS Base: on bulk advertisements sent through SMS Liable person: Advertiser Collector: Mobile Telephone Operator Remittance to be made: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) Payment Mode: Monthly Payment Due Date: on or before 15th day of…
Department of Inland Revenue has published a Notice for by instructing Partnerships and Partners in a Partnership to compute the income tax payable (subject to the provisions of the IRA) for the Year of Assessment 2019/2020. Download IRD Notice PN/IT/2020-05 (06.05.2020): English | Sinhala
SEC/2023/E/06 from the Inland Revenue Department of Sri Lanka is about senior citizens’ quarterly income tax refunds for advance income tax (AIT/WHT) deducted on interest. It sets out the manner and the procedure of refund payments to senior citizens in terms of Section 150(2A) of the Inland Revenue Act, No. 24 of 2017 (IRA) as…
As per the Extraordinary Gazette Notification No. 2151/52 dated November 29, 2019, published under section 2A of the Value Added Tax Act No. 14 of 2002, VAT rate has been revised with effect from December 01, 2019 as set out below. supply of services by a hotel, guest house, restaurant or other similar businesses providing…
As an exceptional measure with respect to Year of Assessment 2018/2019, and according to the Public Notice dated 17.12.2019, submission of the Transfer Pricing Disclosure Form (TPDF) has been allowed up to 31st March 2020. Department of Inland Revenue has published specified format and guidelines for the same. Download: Transfer Pricing Disclosure Form Guide to…
Department of Inland Revenue has published a paper notice by informing that the Alternative Tax Payment System (ATPS) which was introduced temporarily due to the Covid – 19 pandemic situation will be discontinued effect from March 31, 2021. However, tax payment could be made, Through Online Tax Payment Platform (OTPP) or (For further information, visit…
Budget 2018 – Proposed Duty Changes – Vehicle Import (2018 අයවැයෙන් වාහනවල යෝජිත Duty වෙනස්වෙන හැටි මෙන්න)
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…
Section 2 of the Special Commodity Levy Act, No. 48 of 2007, impose, in respect of the list of commodity specified in Column I of the Schedule hereto a Special Commodity Levy, at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in Column II of Schedule in the gazette attached above. This Order shall be valid for a…
VAT Registration of persons of whose taxable supply has never exceeded Rs.75 million for any taxable period ended prior to December 31, 2019, IRD has been inactivated VAT Registration with effect from January 01, 2020. In line with that SVAT registration of such persons will also be inactivated with effect from January 01, 2020. Therefore,…
As passed by Parliament on August 9, 2018 together with amendments moved at the Committee Stage of the Bill, and certified by the Hon. Speaker, the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, No. 25 of 2018 takes effect on August 16, 2018 (unless otherwise stated). The amendments made to the Value Added Tax Act, No. 14…
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