March 2025 proposals to subject non-resident sellers and marketplaces to VAT on B2C digital and electronic services The South Asian island country of Sri Lanka is bringing forward proposal for 2025. to bring foreign providers of digital services to local consumers into the VAT net.
Inland Revenue investigating direct VAT payments to combat fraud Sri Lanka’s tax authority, the Inland Revenue Department, has confirmed to the Committee on Pubic Accounts that it is considering enforcing split VAT payments. This would require consumer payments for taxable transactions to pay the VAT
Further 3% rise in standard rate following 2022 increase to 15% Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved a 3% VAT rise from 15% to 18%. This will come into effect from 1 January 2024. This increase is to help ensure government reaches revenue targets and secures
Debt and inflation woes push reversal of 2019 VAT cuts The Sri Lankan government on 31 May announced with immediate effect a rise in the standard VAT rate from 8% to 12%. A range of other tax measures, including a rise in corporate income tax
2019 cut to 8% may have to be reversed as country faces worst economic crisis The drop in revenues during the COVID-19 crisis may force the government to reverse the reduction in VAT in 2019 from 15% to 8% the finance minister has said. This
New tax hikes and levies on range of supplies confirmed by Parliament – 1 January 2022 implementation Update: Sri Lanka VAT raised to 12% from 1 June 2022 The drop in revenues during the COVID-19 crisis has forced the government to propose a range of
