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Department of Inland Revenue has published Advance Personal Income Tax (APIT) Tables for the Y/A 2020/2021. Index: Index Table – 1: [Monthly Tax deductions from regular profits] How to apply Table 1 Table 1 Table – 2: [Rates for the deduction of tax from Lump-sum-payments] How to apply Table 2 Table – 3: [Rates for the…

An extract of a notice published in the Ministry of Finance website is quoted below for your information. PUBLISHED ON 2ND NOVEMBER 2018 Download His Excellency the President, and the Honorable Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs have raised concerns regarding the serious setback in the economy as reflected in the persistently low…

In order to promote the agricultural production in the country for exports and consumption purposes the government has decided to provide 5 year tax exemption to the agricultural based small and medium industry In addition the annual income tax rate on processing industries using local agricultural commodities to be reduced from 28% to 14%. Download…

Telecommunications Regulatory Commission has issued a letter on 09 November 2018 by confirming the rate reduction from 25% to 15% with effective from 10 November 2018 and requested to implement from all telecommunication service providers. Download Letter

As per the amendments made to sub item (iv) of item (xxii) of paragraph (a) of the First Schedule to the Value Added Tax Act, No. 14 of 2002 (VAT Act) by the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, No. 25 of 2018, exemption granted on the import or supply of wood (sawn) from VAT is…

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…

A new amendment to the VAT Act. Download – English Download – Sinhala Summary; This clause amends section 6 of the Value Added Tax Act, No. 14 of 2002 (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”), and the legal effect of that section as amended is to make provisions to determine the value of goods…

President provides relief in the face of Covid-19 on tax payments, based on that Income Tax & VAT payment due date has been extended up to 30 April 2020. Following questions and implications can be identified based on the above decisions: Income Tax Tax on employment income (PAYE/WHT) for the month of March is due on…

Department of Inland Revenue has published attached Primary & Secondary Employment Declarations in order to get consent from employees (Primary / Secondary). Primary Employment Declaration Secondary Employment Declaration – Resident Deduction of APIT is compulsory from non-resident employees, regardless of their consent.

Department of Customs has published a notice on VAT & NBT change. Download Custom Notice on VAT & NBT

Notice to Value Added Tax (VAT) Registration Inactivated Persons and General Public This is further to IRD notice published on December 27, 2019 under the caption “Inactivation of VAT Registration” As announced in the notice, VAT Registration of person of whose taxable supply has never exceeded Rs.75 million for any taxable period ended prior to…