Sri Lanka has issued a notice on an extension of the payment deadline for withholding tax (WHT) amid COVID-19 pandemic. According to the notice, those who are liable to make withholding tax payments for the month of February 2020 which was due on March 15, 2020 and the payment for the month of March 2020 which is due on April 15, 2020 are allowed to make the respective payments till April 30, 2020 without penalty.
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