Submission of Transfer Pricing Disclosure Form (TPDF) has been allowed up to 30 June 2020

In addition to the notice issued under PN/Tax Return/2020-01 on 21.04.2020 allowing extension for submission of Transfer Pricing Disclosure Form (TPDF) has been allowed up to 30th June, 2020. Taxpayers who have submitted the Tax Return through e-service could upload the TPDF to the RAMIS system, and others are advise to e-mail a PDF copy of the…

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Updated VAT Quick Guide

Department of Inland Revenue has published an updated VAT Quick Guide by including instructions on newly introduced VAT schedules on Export of Goods and Services. VAT Schedule 06 : Article Export VAT Schedule To understand more about the structure of the VAT schedule 06 file, what the individual fields mean and the naming convention required,…

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Further Instructions on Alternative Tax Payment System (ATPS) through Online Fund Transfer Facility

Department of Inland Revenue has published notice by providing further instructions in addition to the notice published on 08.04.2020 (No. PN/PMT/2020-1) on Alternative Tax Payment System (ATPS) through Online Fund Transfer Facility, by considering some practical issues encountered by the taxpayers. Download IRD Notice No.: PN/PMT/2020-3 | Dated: 14.05.2020

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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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‘Relief package’ to strengthen tourism industry affected by Easter attacks

Decisions Taken by Cabinet of Ministers on its meeting held on 07.05.2019 The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by Hon. Eran Wickramarathne, Acting Minister of Finance, to provide a concessionary period for loans taken by those engaged in the tourism industry, provide them Capital Loan facilities under ‘Enterprise Sri Lanka’ program, reduction of…

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