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starting 1 January 2024. Most items that previously enjoyed VAT exemption will now also be liable. On 18 December 2023, the Sri LankanInland Revenue Departmentissued a notice to tax payers[2] listing 95 items out of
Digitalising Tax System in Sri Lanka: Evidence from Inland Revenue DepartmentThe adoption of state-of-the-art information technology and digitalised tools has gained prominence in recent years. This now applies equally to private sector and public sector institutions,......
COLOMBO, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka has lost around 1 million taxpayers following tax cuts introduced in late 2019, Finance Minister Ali Sabry told the parliament on Thursday. The minister said that the country had 1.5 million taxpayers in 2019, which declined to 1.036 million in 2020. "B...
Commercial Banking – Sri Lanka The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is a new piece of legislation by the United States Department of Treasury and the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to counter tax evasion in the US. HSBC is committed to becoming fully FATCA-compliant in all coun...
Sri Lanka's doctors, accountants, bankers, architects, quantity surveyors, lawyers of the supreme court have to register with the Department of Inland Revenue by June 01, under the country's income tax law.
One of these regulations is the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), effective as of 1 July 2014. This is a new piece of legislation by the United States Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to counter tax evasion in the US. ...
COLOMBO, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government has decided to award a special 40-year tax concession to those who invest in the Colombo Port City, a cabinet spokesperson said on Tuesday. The spokesperson told reporters that the decision was taken with the aim of attracting investments...
Sri Lanka's Department of Agriculture and Department of Agrarian Development are running out of experts and the scheme allowing state workers to go on leave for foreign employment has been restricted, Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.
The Sri Lankan tax system has direct taxes as well as indirect taxes; the administrative and supervisory body is the Department of Inland Revenue (“DIR”). b. Main Categories and Rates of Tax a) Income Tax Income tax is based on the residency rule and charged in accordance with the Inlan...