Department of Inland Revenue has informed the Sri Lanka Banks’ Association to exempt the interest income from foreign currency accounts with effect from 01.01.2020 as instructed by the Ministry of Finance and subject to formal amendment to the Inland Revenue Act No. 24 of 2017. Download the Letter issued by the Department of Inland Revenue
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…
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…
Taking into account the prevailing situation in the country, the Inland Revenue Department has made arrangements to request the Tax Residency Certificates (TRC) via e-Mails. Download IRD Notice No. PN/TC/2020-05 | Dated: 08 Oct 2020
Gazette Notification No. 2124/3 IRD Notice on Change of VAT Rate As per the Extraordinary Gazette Notification No. 2124/3 dated May 21, 2019, published under section 2A of the Value Added Tax Act, No. 14 of 2002 (VAT Act), VAT rate on the supply of services listed below is reduced to 5% with effect from…
New gazette has been published by Ministery of Finance with explantory note to the gazette No. 2151/52. Download Gazette No. 2152/60
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…
Taking into account the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic situation in the country, the Commercial Banks, Authorized Dealers engaged in outward remittances and the person who make the outward remittances are hereby informed to treat that the validity of Outward Remittance Clearances issued for covering specified period of time (which are expiring on or after December 31, 2020) by…
Department of Inland Revenue has published a list of VAT Registration inactivated persons as at 20.01.2020. Download List: PDF | Excel
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…
Followed by a proposal made by H.E the President, the approval of the Cabinet was granted at its meeting held on the 2019‑11‑27 for the introduction of a simple, transparent and efficient tax system to all the stakeholders in the economy including consumers, working population, entrepreneurs and tax paying community. Morefully, the Government has also…
Key Tax Proposals – Imposition of New Taxes Surcharge Tax It has been proposed to introduce a Surcharge Tax at the rate of 25% on individuals or companies, whose taxable income exceeds LKR 2,000 Mn for the year of assessment 2020/2021. This proposal has been introduced as one-time tax charge to the taxpayers. Social Security Contribution It…
Department of Inland Revenue has published a quick guide for “How to file PAYE Annual Declaration for the Y/A 2018/2019” Download PAYE quick guide
A Bill has been drafted by the legal draftsman to amend the Inland Revenue Act, No.24 of 2017, and the Value Added Tax Act, No.14 of 2002 in order to implement tax reforms adduced by the Economic Revival Origins presented to introduce a simple, transparent and an effective tax System as pledged by His Excellency…