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The government has reissued ESC, NBT, PAL & Finance (DRL) Bills since which are published earlier lapsed due to the dissolution of parliament. Amendment to Economic Service Charge Act, No. 13 of 2006 – To remove the Economic Service Charge from January 1, 2020. Download English | Sinhala Bill Amendment to Nation Building Tax Act,…

Individuals other than who are in employment Resident employee who has furnished the Primary Employment Declaration* to Employer (Employee who is Resident & Citizen / Non-Citizen) Employee who is Non-Resident and Non-Citizen Any employee who has not furnish the primary employment declaration, or any employee employed under more than one employer * Primary Employment Declaration Form Every…

The Colombo Port City project, a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Sri Lanka, offers a number of tax incentives and exemptions to investors. These incentives are designed to attract foreign direct investment and boost economic growth. Tax Incentives A 50% concessionary rate of corporate income tax for up to 10 years. An enhanced capital allowance…

This amendment is to increase the VAT rate from 15% to 18% per centum on supply of financial services on financial institutions with effect from January 1, 2022 and to exempt certain goods and services from VAT in order to give effect to budget proposals of 2022. Download Bill – English | Sinhala

The Cabinet has given its approval to remove the Nation Building Tax (NBT), Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Tax and Withholding Tax on interests, the Co-Cabinet Spokesperson Ministers Bandula Gunawardana said today.He mentioned this during the first press briefing to announce the decisions of the new government’s Cabinet of Ministers. It took place at the…

Submission of Transfer Pricing Disclosure Form For the Year of Assessment 2018/2019 Inland Revenue Department has published notice by extending the due date of the Transfer Pricing Disclosure Form up to 31st March 2020. IRD Notice on TPDF Extension

Department of Inland Revenue has published Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Tax Calculator for Year of Assessment 2018/2019 which can be used for PAYE tax annual declaration purpose. Download PAYE Tax Calculator_1819_V1_E.

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…

Download and run the Schedule File Verifier Tool to verify your schedules (VAT/SVAT/PAYE/WHT/CIT/IIT/PIT) before submitting to IRD via E-filing. Download Link (Version – 5.3) – 14 January 2020 Guide for “How to use the schedule verification tool”

Department of Inland Revenue has published a paper notice (PN/Tax Returns/2020-03) by in lining with the approval for “Tax Relief Measures to Facilitate Post COVID-19 Economic Recovery” granted by the Cabinet of Ministers on June 24, 2020, date of submission of following Tax Returns/statements has been further extended up to December 31, 2020. Annual Declaration…

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…

The below article has been published by the Ministry of Finance on 31st October 2019. Luxury tax on motor vehicles will not be affected for small vehicles. The Finance Act has been amended as proposed in the Budget 2019 by Minister of Finance Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, the tax levied on motor vehicles will only be…