Sri Lanka: IRD releases guidelines for calculating income tax
On 9 May 2023, the Sri Lankan Inland Revenue Department (IRD) released Circular No: SEC/2023/E/03. This circular provides detailed guidelines for calculating income tax for the assessment year beginning on 1 April 2022. The circular takes into
See MoreSri Lanka restricts deductions by cash payments
The Sri Lankan Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has recently released the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Act, No. 04 of 2023. This act was certified on 8 May 2023, has now been officially published in the Official Gazette on 12 May 2023. The IRD also
See MoreSri Lanka: IRD publishes MAP guidelines
On 8 May 2023, the Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has published Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) guidelines. The guidelines provide several key aspects related to Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) requests in Sri Lanka. The guidelines
See MoreSri Lanka: IRD clarifies amendment to dividend taxation
20 January 2023, the Sri Lankan Inland Revenue Department (IRD) published a notice regarding changes in the taxation of dividends. As the National Budget of 2023 presented and passed in Parliament, following proposals specified under item No.1.3 of
See MoreSri Lanka removes concessionary tax rates and several exemptions
On 19 December 2022, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has published the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Act No. 45 of 2022. The IRD has also issued notices to taxpayers regarding significant tax changes. The changes are effective from 1 January
See MoreSri Lanka declares penalty relief measure
On 1 July 2022, Sri Lankan Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has published a notice on penalty relief for the payment of taxes due up to financial year 31 December 2021. The summary of notice is following: The penalty relief measure is
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OECD: New Transfer Pricing Country Profiles Published
On 9 June 2022 the OECD released new transfer pricing country profiles for Egypt, Liberia, Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka. The OECD transfer pricing profiles cover the OECD member countries and a number of member countries of the Inclusive
See MoreSri Lanka declares CbC notification deadline for FY 2021
On 25 November 2021, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has issued a notice as per the paragraph (e) of Regulation 6 of the Extra Ordinary Gazette Number 2217/7 dated 02.03.2021, MNE Group whose total consolidated group revenue is not less than
See MoreSri Lanka: Budget proposals for FY 2022
On 12 November 2021, the Minister of Finance presented the budget proposals for 2022 that include following key tax measures: A one-time surcharge tax at a rate of 25% on companies or individuals with a taxable income exceeding Rs. 2 billion for
See MoreSri Lanka declares final tax payment deadline for AY 2020-21
On 29 September 2021, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of Sri Lanka published a notice regarding the final income tax payment deadline for the assessment year (AY) 2020-21, which is due on 30 September 2021. The payments can be made through
See MoreSri Lanka issues TP disclosure form for AY 2020/2021
On 16 August 2021, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of Sri Lanka published the transfer pricing disclosure form for the assessment year (AY) 2020/2021. Entities are required to file the TP disclosure form with their annual income tax return if
See MoreSri Lanka amends transfer pricing regulations
Sri Lanka has published amended Transfer Pricing (TP) Regulations that update the existing regulations of 2018. The amended regulations were published in the Official Gazette on 2 March 2021 and apply retroactively from 1 April 2020. The
See MoreSri Lanka launches online tax payment platform
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of Sri Lanka has published a notice introducing Online Tax Payment Platform (OTPP) with effect from 8 February 2021, to make tax payment with the collaboration of below mentioned banks, in addition to the
See MoreSri Lanka: Budget for 2021
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of Sri Lanka has issued a notice to taxpayers announcing the tax proposals in the 2021 Budget recently presented in parliament. As per the National budget of 2021 presented in Parliament, following new
See MoreSri Lanka: IRD publishes CbC reporting and notification due dates
On 22 December 2020, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of Sri Lanka has published a notice related to the filing of Country-by-Country (CbC) reports and notifications. According to the notice, the ultimate parent company or its
See MoreSri Lanka: IRD further extends due date of PAYE and WHT return
According to the notice of 23 December 2020, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Inland Revenue Department (IRD) extended the due date for submission of Annual Statement of Employer (PAYE) and Annual Statement of Withholding Tax (WHT) to 31
See MoreSri Lanka: IRD postpones Master file and CbC reporting requirements
According to the notice of 23 November 2020, considering the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic and the multiple requests made by the stakeholders to the Ministry of Finance, the requirements to submit the TP documentations of Master Files and Country by
See MoreSri Lanka: TP documentation requirement for domestic controlled transactions
According to the notice of 25 November 2020, under the Regulation 1 of the TP Gazette, transfer pricing regulations inter alia, are applicable to the local transactions made between associated enterprises (AE) as referred to in section 77 of the
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