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  • New SSCL Amendments: Key Changes from Act No. 24 of 2025
  • New Year, New Levies: Casino Entrance Fee Doubled and Betting Taxes Hiked for 2026
  • UPDATE: Implementation of New Standardized Tax Invoice Format Postponed to April 2026
  • Sutherland v Commissioner of Income Tax (CTC Volume I)

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  • New SSCL Amendments: Key Changes from Act No. 24 of 2025

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  • UPDATE: Implementation of New Standardized Tax Invoice Format Postponed to April 2026

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Regulations on Transfer Pricing under Inland Revenue Act No. 24 of 2017 – Gazette No. 2104/4

Lanka Tax Club7 years ago7 years ago01 mins

The gazette has been issued regulations on Transfer Pricing under Inland Revenue Act No. 24 of 2017 – Gazette No. 2104/4. Download English Gazette No. 2104/4 Download Sinhala Gazette No. 2104/4

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How to calculate Statement of Estimated Income Tax Payable

Lanka Tax Club7 years ago7 years ago01 mins

Department of Inland Revenue has published estimate Income Tax Return and Guidelines for the Y/A 2019/2020. Statement of Estimated Income Tax Payable Instructions for the Submission of Statement of Estimated Income Tax Payable Download – Instructions for calculation of Statement of Estimated Income Tax Payable [NEW]

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Statement of Estimated Income Tax Return – SET

Lanka Tax Club7 years ago7 years ago01 mins

Department of Inland Revenue has published estimate Income Tax Return and Guidelines for the Y/A 2019/2020. Statement of Estimated Income Tax Payable Instructions for the Submission of Statement of Estimated Income Tax Payable

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Public ruling on calculating an Individual’s Income of Employment – PR/IT/2019/02

Lanka Tax Club7 years ago7 years ago01 mins

Department of Inland Revenue has published new public ruling guidance with regard to the application of excluded items in paragraph (c) of Subsection (3) of section 5 of the Inland Revenue Act, No. 24 of 2017, in the event of calculating an Individual’s Income of Employment. Download Public Ruling PR/IT/2019/02  

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Updated Schedule File Verifier Tool for VAT / SVAT / PAYE / WHT

Lanka Tax Club7 years ago01 mins

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”

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Updated list of SVAT RISs and RISs as at 08th July 2019

Lanka Tax Club7 years ago7 years ago01 mins

Department of Inland Revenue has published the updated list of SVAT Registered Identified Suppliers (RISs) and Registered Identified Purchasers (RISs) as at 08th July 2019. List of Registered Identified Suppliers (RISs) [08-07-2019] List of Registered Identified Purchasers (RIPs) [08-07-2019]

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Guideline for Debt Repayment Levy (DRL) on Financial Services – Circular No. SEC/2019/03

Lanka Tax Club7 years ago01 mins

Department of Inland Revenue has published circular to all Financial Institutions – Imposition of Debt Repayment Levy under the Finance Act No. 35 of 2018 [24 June 2019]. Download DRL Circular No. SEC/2019/03

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7% VAT Rate for Tourism industry – Gazette No. 2125/69

Lanka Tax Club7 years ago7 years ago02 mins

As per the Extraordinary Gazette Notification No. 2125/69 dated June 01, 2019, published under section 2A of the Value Added Tax Act, No. 14 of 2002 (VAT Act), VAT rate on the supply of services listed below is changed to 7% for the period commencing from June 01, 2019 and ending on March 31, 2020….

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International Telecommunications Operators Levy – Gazette No. 2123/19

Lanka Tax Club7 years ago01 mins

New Gazette on International Telecommunications Operators Levy (Imposition) Regulations No. 01 of 2010. Gazette Notification No. 2123/19 – English | Sinhala

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New Gazette on Ports and Airports Development Levy – 2125/64

Lanka Tax Club7 years ago7 years ago01 mins

New Gazette has been signed by Finance Minister on Ports and Airports Development Levy Act No.18 of 2011 – 2125/64 Gazette Notification No. 2125/64

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Certificate of Tax Deductions – T10

Lanka Tax Club7 years ago7 years ago01 mins

Department of Inland Revenue has published Certificate of Income Tax Deductions prescribed under Section 87 of the Inland Revenue Act, No. 24 of 2017. Certificate of Income Tax Deductions ‍- Primary Employment – (PAYE/T10(new)) Certificate of Income Tax Deductions ‍- Secondary Employment – (PAYE/T10(new)/D)

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Gazette No. 2124/3 has been published on 5% VAT on Hotels, Guest, Restaurant and other similar business

Lanka Tax Club7 years ago7 years ago02 mins

Gazette Notification No. 2124/3 IRD Notice on Change of VAT Rate As per the Extraordinary Gazette Notification No. 2124/3 dated May 21, 2019, published under section 2A of the Value Added Tax Act, No. 14 of 2002 (VAT Act), VAT rate on the supply of services listed below is reduced to 5% with effect from…

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New Gazette on Capital Gain Tax – No. 2116/31

Lanka Tax Club7 years ago7 years ago01 mins

Download Gazette: English | Sinhala Department of Inland Revenue has published a gazette on capital gain tax and summary of the same as below; Where the gain made by a resident individual from the realization of investment asset exceeds Rs. 50,000 capital gain tax return should be filed with the Commissioner General of Inland Revenue…

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Public ruling on year change approval – PR/IT/2019/01

Lanka Tax Club7 years ago7 years ago02 mins

Download – Public ruling on year change approval – PR/IT/2019/01 (10/05/2019) Taxpayers who have already obtained the approval from Commissioner General to prepare their accounts for a period other than the year of assessment, in order to ascertain income tax payable. For the taxpayers who are willing to apply provisions of both former IR Act…

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