Tax payments & Returns due dates and tax types & payment period codes for the month of October 2020 are as follows: OCTOBER 15TH Advance Personal Income Tax (APIT) for the month of September 2020 is due on October 15, 2020. Individual who has already given the consent to the employer (company) to deduct Advance Personal Income Tax (APIT)…
Department of Customs has published a notice on VAT & NBT change. Download Custom Notice on VAT & NBT
Department of Inland Revenue has published Guide to Corporate Tax Return of Income – Year of Assessment 2018/2019 Download English Guide Download Sinhala Guide
As passed by Parliament on August 9, 2018 together with amendments moved at the Committee Stage of the Bill, and certified by the Hon. Speaker, the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, No. 25 of 2018 takes effect on August 16, 2018 (unless otherwise stated). The amendments made to the Value Added Tax Act, No. 14…
Stamp duty Return can be submitted through e-Service (RAMIS) w.e.f. 01 October 2020 (for Q3 of the year 2020, Period from 1 July 2020 to 30 September 2020). Download Stamp Duty Quick Guide
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
Withholding Tax (WHT)/ Advance Income Tax (AIT) Return and Schedules w.e.f. 01 April 2020 (Y/A 2019/2020) Return Annual Statement of Withholding Tax / Advance Income Tax Guidelines Guidelines to Fill the Statement of Withholding Tax Schedules PDF – Schedules to Withholding Tax Return/ Advance Income Tax Excel – Schedule 1 – Withholding Tax/ Advance Income…
Department of Inland Revenue has published a paper notice on income tax exemption on interest accrued or derived from Special Deposit Account. Download IRD Notice: PN/IT/2020-08 | Dated: 26.10.2020
Ministry of Finance has published on their website a press release on the latest Income Tax changes. Download Press Release – Amendments to the IRA No. 24 of 2017
Betting and Gaming Levy (Amendment) Bill – The proposal made by the Minister of Finance to publish the draft (Amendment) Bill for the amendment of the Betting and Gaming Levy Act, No.40 of 1988 prepared by the Legal Draftsman in the Government Gazette for increasing the Annual Levy from Rs.200 million to Rs.400 million, for…
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
Department of Inland Revenue has uploaded updated Schedules 6 & 7 for Exports. Download Schedule 06 – Goods Export Schedule Download Schedule 07 – Service Export Schedule
Department of Inland Revenue has published Specimen and Guide to filling the Income Tax Return – Y/A 2017/2018 Individuals Return of Income – [Asmt_IIT_001_E] Schedules to Return of Income – [Asmt_IIT_002_E] Statement of Assets and Liabilities – [IIT_4R_3(3)_E] Guide to filling the Return & Schedules – [IIT_IR14_E] Tax Calculator (For Taxpayer calculation purpose only) Partnerships Return of…
Department of Government Information has published Press Briefing on Cabinet Decisions on 04 June 2020 by exempting penalties of all income tax unpaid due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, late payment charges will not be imposed for the payments made up to June 30, 2020. From July onwards, late payments will be fined. Download Press…