Department of Inland Revenue has published Updated Schedule File Verifier Tool to verify your schedules (VAT/SVAT/PAYE/WHT) for E-filing. Download Link (Version – 4.3) Guide for “How to use the schedule verification tool”
Following changes are going to be incorporated to Value Added Tax Act, No. 14 of 2002; Amendments to Section 22 – Local sale of certain garments by export oriented companies Amendments to Section 25A – Sri Lanka Deposit Insurance Scheme Amendments to Section 25C – To limit the taxable period New section 58A – Refund of tax…
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…
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…
WHT Annual Statement – Year of Assessment 2018/2019 is due on April 30, 2019 which is required to submit together with applicable WHT schedules. IRD has published “Updated Schedule File Verifier Tool” in order to verify the WHT schedules applicable under new IRA. Click on below link to Download and run the Updated Schedule File…
Loss on a financial instrument is occurred as the circumstance in which loss on a financial instrument set against the gain from same type of financial instrument.
Submission of Nation Building Tax (NBT) Return has been allowed up to 25 October 2019 and the same would be considered as duly submitted. IRD Notice
Inland Revenue Amendment Bill has been published by incorporating proposed changes to the Inland Revenue Act, No. 24 of 2017. Download – English | Sinhala
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
Updated : December 5, 2018 Section 58A which relating to the Tourist VAT Refund Scheme (TVRS) shall come into operation from September 11, 2018 under the Value Added Tax Act, No. 14 of 2002 amended by the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, No. 25 of 2018. Gazette for effective date of Tourist VAT Refund Scheme (TVRS)…
Department of Inland Revenue has published updated WHT Schedules which are applicable form the Y/A 2019/20 onwards. WHT Return Format for the Y/A 2019/2020 Statement of Withholding Tax – Y/A 2019/2020 Guidelines to Fill the Statement of Withholding Tax Schedules to Withholding Tax Return Original Schedules Schedule 1 – Withholding Tax Deduction from Interest /…
Decisions Taken by Cabinet of Ministers on its meeting held on 07.05.2019 The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by Hon. Eran Wickramarathne, Acting Minister of Finance, to provide a concessionary period for loans taken by those engaged in the tourism industry, provide them Capital Loan facilities under ‘Enterprise Sri Lanka’ program, reduction of…
Department of Inland Revenue has published a Quick Guide for “How to file Individual Income Tax (IIT) Return”. Download IIT Quick Guide
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…