The Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act was passed in Parliament on the 19th of May 2021 and is pending certification by the Speaker. Download EY Analysis of Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act. Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act – English
Taking into account of the COVID – 19 pandemic situation in the country, importers and exporters of goods are requested to obtain Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and Value Added Tax Registration (temporary or permanent) through e-Services provided in Inland Revenue web portal. Download IRD Notice: PN/TPS/2021-02 | Dated: 03.03.2021
IRD has published updated (25.06.2018) document for Values of Non Cash Benefits for the purpose of PAYE. Non Cash Benefits can be categorized mainly into four as follows; Value of Company shares awarded by Employer . Value of benefits from any residence provided by the Employer Value of Transport Facilities provided by the Employer Other…
The Agreement between Sri Lanka and the Government of Ukraine in respect of Taxation The proposal made by Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, the Minister of Finance & Mass Media to enter into the Agreement at the Government level which is initialed by now at official level, between Sri Lanka and Ukraine for the avoidance of double…
An extract of a notice published in the Ministry of Finance website relating to Inland Revenue Act, No. 24 of 2017 is quoted below for your information. “Policy Decisions on the Amendment to Inland Revenue Act, No.24 of 2017” PUBLISHED ON 11TH OCTOBER 2018 The amendments to the Inland Revenue Act, No.24 of 2017, as proposed…
Sri Lanka Customs has published a notice on Vehicle Entitlement Levy effective from 01.01.2019. Download Customs Notice
As an exceptional measure with respect to Year of Assessment 2018/2019, and according to the Public Notice dated 17.12.2019, submission of the Transfer Pricing Disclosure Form (TPDF) has been allowed up to 31st March 2020. Department of Inland Revenue has published specified format and guidelines for the same. Download: Transfer Pricing Disclosure Form Guide to…
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…
Budget 2018 – Proposed Duty Changes – Vehicle Import (2018 අයවැයෙන් වාහනවල යෝජිත Duty වෙනස්වෙන හැටි මෙන්න)
The IRD has informed that the taxpayers who had e-Filed the Return of Income for the last Year of Assessment (2018/ 2019), should e-File their Returns of Income for this year. Further, Returns of Income of such taxpayers have neither been printed nor posted for manual submission. IRD highly promotes all other taxpayers as well…
Notice published by the Ministry of Finance on 07 August 2019 The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the tax amendments proposed by the Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera in his Budget 2019. Accordingly, the Cabinet has approved the Amendment Draft Bills on Nation Building Tax and Value Added Tax (VAT). Thus, the hotels, Guest house, Restaurants…
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”
Department of Inland Revenue has published a paper notice on Receipt of Inward Remittances for Exports and Adjustment of Input Value Added Tax (VAT). Download Paper Notice No: PN/VAT/2021-06 | Dated: 05.08.2021
New Gazette has been published for Tax exemption on Dividend under BOI by amending the paragraph (3) of the Transitional Provisions Gazette No. 2064/53. Download the Gazette for Tax exemption on Dividend under BOI – English | Sinhala