Quick Guide for “How to file Individual Income Tax (IIT) Return”
Department of Inland Revenue has published a Quick Guide for “How to file Individual Income Tax (IIT) Return”. Download IIT Quick Guide
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IRD Notice on Tax proposals announced in the Budget – 2021
The Commissioner General of Inland Revenue has published a notice pertaining to changes proposed in the Budget 2021 to the Inland Revenue Act, No. 24 of 2017. These changes mainly relate to the following: Exemptions from Income Tax Tax rate changes Tax computation, deductions and qualifying payments Tax administrative measures Other proposals Tax relief measures…
Land (Restrictions on Alienation) (Amendment) Act
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…
New amendment to ESC Act
ESC Amendment Bill has been published by incorporating proposed changes to the ESC Act. Download – English | Sinhala
PAYE Tax Tables for the period 01 January 2020 to 31 March 2020
The Inland Revenue Department has published the PAYE tables and the guidelines to be followed for the computation of withholding tax under the PAYE scheme for the period 1st January 2020 to 31st March 2020. Guideline: Instructions to Employers on Deducting Withholding Tax (PAYE) from Employment Income of employees Table – A: Rates for the…
Supply of residential accommodation will be exempted until 31st March 2019
Department of Inland Revenue has published amended notice on Implementation of Changes to Value Added Tax (VAT) Act (click here to download) as amended by the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, No. 25 of 2018, As instructed by the Ministry of Finance and Mass Media, a policy decision has been taken to continue the exemption on…
Piece based VAT rate applicable on local supply of certain garments has been reduced
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….
Updated VAT Quick Guide
Department of Inland Revenue has published an updated VAT Quick Guide by including instructions on newly introduced VAT schedules on Export of Goods and Services. VAT Schedule 06 : Article Export VAT Schedule To understand more about the structure of the VAT schedule 06 file, what the individual fields mean and the naming convention required,…
IRD Notice on VAT changes
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…
Tax Payments & Returns due dates in the month of July 2022
Tax payments & Returns due dates and tax types & payment period codes for the month of July 2022 are as follows: JULY 15TH Advance Personal Income Tax (APIT) for the month of June 2022 is due on July 15, 2022. Individual who has already given the consent to the employer (company) to deduct Advance Personal Income Tax (APIT)…
Updated Inactive VAT List as at 20-02-2019
Department of Inland Revenue has published updated VAT Inactive List as at 20-02-2019. Download Inactive VAT List as at 20-02-2019
Incorporation of foreign owned companies in Sri Lanka
Incorporation of foreign-owned companies in Sri Lanka with Registrar of Companies is temporally held until further notice (Except BOI approved companies). For more details Contact Incorporation Division 0112689208/09 – Ext 245, Direct 0112689616
How to search for system generated Paying-in-slip Number/ Payment Voucher Number /DIN number
Department of Inland Revenue has introduced a search facility to obtain system generated Paying-in-slip Number/ Payment Voucher Number /DIN number. Link to Search Paying-in-slip Number/ Payment Voucher Number /DIN number.
Furnishing Returns of Income for the Year of Assessment 20192020
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