Tax Agent

“Tax Agent” means an agent who is appointed by the taxpayer to interact with the Commissioner General on behalf of such taxpayer to prepare returns and schedules in respect of any type of taxes administered by the Commissioner General for the purposes of e-Services. The persons who have obtained Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), now you…

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IRD Notice on Implementation of Amendments to Social Security Contribution Levy

This is an IRD Notice about amendments to the Social Security Contribution Levy Act. It discusses new exemptions and an amendment to an existing exemption. New exemptions include motor vehicles liable to Excise Duty, equipment used by differently abled persons, importation of rough unprocessed gem stones, articles sold at duty free shops, and rice manufactured…

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Further extension on VAT Deferment Facility & Temporary Registration

Department of Inland Revenue has published a public notice by amending the public notice number PN/VAT/2020-09 issued on 29.06.2020 as follows. VAT Deferment Facility on Imports at the Customs/BOI Validity of the last issued extension letters with regard to Credit Vouchers (CV) due against the VAT deferred at the Customs/BOI under deferment facility, has been further extended…

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Tax on Cumulative Income from Employment – January to March 2020 [Updated]

Notice to the Employers and Employees Deduction of Tax on Cumulative Income from Employment for the Period 01.01.2020 – 31.03.2020 As you are already informed by the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) by its notice under the reference No. PN/IT/2020 – 03 (Revised) dated 06.04.2020 published in line with the instructions issued by the Ministry of…

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Income Tax and VAT Bills

The Government has published bills to amend the Income Tax and VAT Act. These bills subject to pass by the parliament and certify by the Hon. Speaker. Income Tax Income Tax (Amendment) Bill – English Income Tax (Amendment) Bill – Sinhala VAT VAT (Amendment) Bill – English VAT (Amendment) Bill – Sinhala

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