The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of Sri Lanka has issued a critical notice for VAT registered persons who have faced difficulties in obtaining Credit Vouchers for the clearance of deferred VAT at Customs. This issue has primarily arisen due to the issuance of Estimated Assessments on Value Added Tax (VAT) Returns. To address this, the…
Department of Inland Revenue has published a Notice for by instructing companies 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/2020-06 (06.05.2020): English | Sinhala
Value Added Tax Act, No. 14 of 2002 is amended by the Amendment Act, No. 25 of 2018 as certified by the Hon. Speaker on 16th August 2018. The changes are effective from August 16, 2018 (unless a specific date is mentioned in the relevant provision). New VAT Amendment Act No. 25 of 2018 – Download:…
Notice to ETF Board, Provident Funds and Employers who have retained the Tax on Terminal Benefits to Retiring Employees; Any amount retained by the ETF Board, any Provident Fund or Employer, as income tax on terminal benefits due for the retiring employees for which such employees were required to produce a Direction from the IRD…
Department of Inland Revenue has published Guideline to facilitate the completion of Statement of Estimated Income Tax payable and to calculate the income tax installments payable in terms of the provisions under the Inland Revenue Act No. 24 of 2017 Statement of Estimated Income Tax Payable Download English Download Sinhala Instructions for the Submission of Statement…
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…
Code for Tax Rate which are applicable to fill the return of Income Year of Assessment -2019/2020 Download the List of Codes for Special Tax Rates 19/20 >>
Download Circular to Banks, Financial Institutions and Remitters of Foreign Exchange – Collection of Remittance Fee (RF) on the Remittance the Inward Remittance of Foreign Exchange as Enacted in the Foreign Exchange Act No. 12 of 2017 – Circular No. SEC/2018/02 [27 March 2018]
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…
Rs. 1 million loan facility at 4% interest rate for jewelry manufacturers. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa decides to remove the 14% income tax imposed on the profit earned by the gem and jewelry manufacturers and the 15% tax on gold imports. The income tax concession given to the gem and jewelry industry since 1971 was done…
As the approval granted by the Cabinet of Ministers and instructed by the Ministry of Finance on December 17, 2020, piece based VAT rate applicable on local supply of certain garments classified under the HS Chapters 61, 62 and 63 by export oriented Board of Investment enterprises, has been reduced to Rs. 25/- from Rs….
Department of Inland Revenue has published followings on Estimated Income Tax Payable – Year of Assessment 2020/2021 which is due on August 15, 2020. Statement of Estimated Income Tax Payable [Set_E] Instructions for Completing the Statement of Estimated Tax
Department of Inland Revenue has published new public ruling guidance with regard to the application of excluded items in paragraph (c) of Subsection (3) of section 5 of the Inland Revenue Act, No. 24 of 2017, in the event of calculating an Individual’s Income of Employment. Download Public Ruling PR/IT/2019/02
Department of Inland Revenue has published a sample format of Individual Income Tax Return and Guide to filling the Return & Schedules for the Y/A 2019/2020. Download: Return of Income – [Asmt_IIT_001_E] Schedules to Return of Income – [Asmt_IIT_002_E] Statement of Assets and Liabilities – [Asmt_IIT_003_E] Guide to filling the Return & Schedules – [Asmt_IIT_004_E]