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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New Double Tax Avoidance Treaty between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Government of Singapore

IT is hereby notified under Section 97(1)(b) of the Inland Revenue Act, No. 10 of 2006, that the bilateral Agreement for affording relief from double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion, entered into on 03.04.2014 between the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Government of the Republic of Singapore, has…

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Annual Liquor License Fees with effect from 01 January 2018

The Excise Notification No. 994 published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 1998/7 dated 20 December 2016 is hereby rescinded and amend the Excise Notification No. 992 published in the Gazette Extraordinary, No. 1997/16 dated 15.12.2016 by substitution of Schedule I of the Excise Notification No. 1004 with effect from 01 January 2018. Excise Notification No. 1004 – Annual…

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Granted general duty waiver of Customs Import Duty on importation of Petrol and Diesel w.e.f. December 15, 2017

The Hon. Minister of Finance and Mass Media has granted approval, in terms of Section 19A of the Customs Ordinance as amended, to grant general duty waiver of Customs Import Duty on importation of Petrol and Diesel w.e.f. December 15, 2017. Customs Duty Waiver on Petrol and Diesel Effective from 2017.12.15 Source : www.customs.gov.lk

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