{"id":140856,"date":"2024-03-09T15:34:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T22:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=140856"},"modified":"2024-03-09T15:34:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T22:34:43","slug":"income-tax-dept-notice-for-all-overseas-sri-lankans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2024\/03\/09\/income-tax-dept-notice-for-all-overseas-sri-lankans\/","title":{"rendered":"Income Tax Dept : Notice for all overseas Sri Lankans"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sri Lanka\u2019s Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has issued a notice outlining the requirements for Sri Lankan non-residents concerning the Tax Identification Number (TIN). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the IRD, Sri Lankan residents above 18 years of age are chargeable with income tax and are required to obtain registration with the Commissioner General of the IRD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, Sri Lankan non-residents are not required to obtain the said registration with the Commissioner General of the IRD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, Sri Lankan non-residents will be required to obtain the Tax Identification Number (TIN) for four key activities as proposed in the Budget 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The four key activities are as follows;<\/p>\n\n\n\n