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Department of Inland Revenue has published a List of VAT Registration Deactivated Persons (w.e.f. 14.01.2020). Download List: PDF | Excel

Further to the IRD Notice on “Voluntary Registration for VAT”,  Any person who wishes to continue the VAT Registration (whose Registration is inactivated) should make submission along with following documents. Application for activation of VAT Registration Request letter which should be signed by a Director (In the case of Company) or Proprietor (Sole Proprietorship) or…

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…

VAT Registration of persons of whose taxable supply has never exceeded Rs.75 million for any taxable period ended prior to December 31, 2019, IRD has been inactivated VAT Registration with effect from January 01, 2020. In line with that SVAT registration of such persons will also be inactivated with effect from January 01, 2020. Therefore,…

As approved by the Cabinet of Ministers and instructed by the Ministry of Finance on December 31, 2019, pending formal amendment to the Inland Revenue Act No. 24 of 2017, WHT on service fee payable to any Resident Individual {whose payment made by any WHT Agent exceeding Rs. 50,000/- per month and deducted at 5%…

A new guideline has been prepared for the period from 01.01.2020 to 31.03.2020 and uploaded in the IRD web portal of the Department (Link) to provide instructions to the employers to deduct Withholding Tax under the PAYE Scheme, as instructed by the Ministry of Finance, (subject to formal amendment to the Inland Revenue Act, No….

As approved by the Cabinet of Ministers and instructed by the Ministry of Finance, ESC has been abolished with effect from January 01, 2020, pending parliamentary approval for amendment to the Economic Service Charge Act, No. 13 of 2006. Accordingly, any person or partnership for any quarter commencing on or after January 01, 2020 is…

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…

Department of Inland Revenue has published a circular to Banks / Financial Institutions – Withholding Tax on Interest paid by Banks or other Financial Institutions Download Circular No. SEC/2019/04 [27 December 2019]

Supply of residential accommodation by way of sale of Condominium housing unit by any person is exempt from VAT with effect from December 01, 2019. Accordingly, VAT is not applicable on the sale of condominium Housing Unit with effect from December 01, 2019, subject to formal amendment to the Value Added Tax Act No. 14…

As approved by the Cabinet of Ministers and instructed by the Ministry of Finance, Value of taxable supplies for the purpose of registration for VAT (VAT registration threshold) will be increased with effect from January 01, 2020, up to 75 million rupees per quarter or 300 million rupees per annum subject to formal amendments to…

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…

New Gazette has been published to amend Ports and Airports Development Levy (PAL) w.e.f. December 06, 2019. Download Gazette on PAL changes

As instructed by the Ministry of Finance and approved by the Cabinet of Ministers, NBT has been abolished with effect from December 01, 2019, pending parliamentary approval for amendment to the Nation Building Tax Act, No. 9 of 2009. However, any person/partnership who/which engages in the business of processing of any locally procured agricultural produce in…