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斯里兰卡资本利得税 (Capital Gains Tax in Sri Lanka)
09 NOVEMBER 2017

斯里兰卡资本利得税 (Capital Gains Tax in Sri Lanka)

The new Inland Revenue Act, taking effect on 1st April 2018, introduces capital gains tax (CGT) on the ‘realization’ of investment assets. 将于2018年4月1日生效的新税法,引入的资本利得税(CGT)用于实现资产投资 An outline of the salient provisions of the new Act are set out below. 下文概述了新税法的主要条款 Imposition (征收) CGT will be charged on the gain arising from realization of an investment asset at the rate of 10%. CGT will only arise if the net cost of the asset accrues a gain to the owner of the asset. The gain is calculated as

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ශ්‍රී‍්‍ර ලංකාවෙහි ආයතනයක් පිහිටුවීම
09 NOVEMBER 2017

ශ්‍රී‍්‍ර ලංකාවෙහි ආයතනයක් පිහිටුවීම

අංකය අයිතමය ආයතන වර්ගය ආයතන වර්ගය 1 සීමාසහිත සමාගම ආයතන වර්ගය 2 ශාඛා කාර්යාලය/විදේශ සමාගම් 1 විදේශීය අයිතියේ සීමා කිරීම් කාණ්ඩ වශයෙන් සලකන විට සීමා කිරීම් ඇත. උදා: නැව්ගත කිරීමේදී සහ නැව්බඩු ප‍්‍රවාහනයේදී විදේශිය අයිතිය 40%කට සීමාකර ඇත. කෙසේ වෙතත්, ඇමරිකා එක්සත් ජනපද ඩොලර් මිලියන 1ක අවම ආයෝජනයක් සිදුකර තිබේනම් පමණක් (කොටස් ප‍්‍රමාණය නොතකා) සිල්ලර වෙළදාමෙහි නියුතු සීමාසහිත සමාගම්වලට විදේශ කොටස් දැරීමට අවසර ලබා දෙනු ඇත. වෙනත් අවම ප‍්‍රාග්ධන අවශ්‍යතාවයන් කිසිවක් නොමැත. කිසියම් ශාඛාවක් ඇ.එ.ජ.

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Capital Gains Tax in Sri Lanka
07 NOVEMBER 2017

Capital Gains Tax in Sri Lanka

The new Inland Revenue Act, taking effect on 1st April 2018, introduces capital gains tax (CGT) on the ‘realization’ of investment assets. An outline of the salient provisions of the new Act are set out below. Imposition CGT will be charged on the gain arising from realization of an investment asset at the rate of 10%. CGT will only arise if the net cost of the asset accrues a gain to the owner of the asset. The gain is calculated as the consideration receivedfor the asset or liability excee

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அலுவலகம் மற்றும் கடையில் சேவையாற்றுகின்ற ஊழியர்களை நிருவகிக்கப்பது 1954 ஆம் ஆண்டு 19ஆம் இலக்க கடை மற்றும் அலுவலக ஊழியர் தொழில் மற்றும் ஊதியம் பற்றிய ஒழுங்குவிதிமுறை (‘SOEA’) மூலமாகும்
16 AUGUST 2017

அலுவலகம் மற்றும் கடையில் சேவையாற்றுகின்ற ஊழியர்களை நிருவகிக்கப்பது 1954 ஆம் ஆண்டு 19ஆம் இலக்க கடை மற்றும் அலுவலக ஊழியர் தொழில் மற்றும் ஊதியம் பற்றிய ஒழுங்குவிதிமுறை (‘SOEA’) மூலமாகும்

வேலைசெய்யும் நேரம் ‘SOEA’ ஒழுங்குவிதிமுறையின் பிரகாரம் தொழிலில் பொதுவான நேரம் (ஓய்வு மற்றும் சாப்பாட்டு ஓய்வை தவிர்ந்த) கீழ்க் காணும் பிரகாரம் அமையும். * * தினமொன்றுக்கு 8 மணித்தியாலங்களை அதிகரிக்காத காலம் * * வாரமொன்றுக்கு 45 மணித்தியாலங்களை அதிகரிக்காத காலம் ஊழியர் ஒருவர் தொடர்ச்சியாக 04 மணித்தியாலங்கள் சேவையாற்றிய பின்னர் அரை (1/2) மணி நேரம் சாப்பாட்டுக்காக அல்லது ஓய்வுக்காக நேரம் ஒன்று பெற்றுக்கொடுக்கப்படுவதுடன் அது பொதுவாக தினம் ஒன்றுக்கு ஒரு மணித்தியாலம் சாப்ப

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කාර්යාලයක හෝ සාප්පුවක සේවය කරන සේවකයින් පාලනය කරනු ලබන්නේ 1954 අංක 19 දරණ සාප්පු සහ කාර්යාල සේවක (රැකියාව සහ පාරිශ්‍රමිකය පිළිබඳ රෙගුලාසි)(“SOEA”) මගිනි.
16 AUGUST 2017

කාර්යාලයක හෝ සාප්පුවක සේවය කරන සේවකයින් පාලනය කරනු ලබන්නේ 1954 අංක 19 දරණ සාප්පු සහ කාර්යාල සේවක (රැකියාව සහ පාරිශ්‍රමිකය පිළිබඳ රෙගුලාසි)(“SOEA”) මගිනි.

වැඩ කරන පැය ගණන සහ අතිකාල දීමනා. (“SOEA”) රෙගුලාසි අනුව රැකියාවෙහි පොදු වේලාව (විවේකය සහ කෑම විවේකය හැර) පහත සදහන් පරිදි වනු ඇත. * * දිනකට පැය 8 නොයික්මවන කාලයක් * * සතියකට පැය 45ක් නොයික්මවන කාලයක් ‘සේවකයෙකු අඛණ්ඩව පැය හතරක කාලසීමාවක් සේවය කිරිමෙන් පසු පැය භාගයක කෑම සදහා හෝ විවේකය සදහා වේලාවක් ලබාදෙන අතර එය පොදු වශයෙන් දිනකට පැයක කෑම සහ විවේකය සදහා වන විවේක කාලයට පරිවර්තනය වෙයි. ඕනෑම දිනයක සේවකයා පැය පහකට අධික කාලයක් සේවයේ යෙදී නොසිටින්නේ නම් කෑම වේලාවක් හෝ විවේක ව

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SRI LANKA RE-INTRODUCES CAPITAL GAINS TAX – Inherited property also subject to CGT
10 AUGUST 2017

SRI LANKA RE-INTRODUCES CAPITAL GAINS TAX – Inherited property also subject to CGT

Capital gains tax (CGT) is to be re-introduced in Sri Lanka. The proposed legislation will amend and repeal the current Inland Revenue Act No 10 of 2006. The legislation is pending Parliamentary approval but is expected to be adopted. Imposition CGT will be charged at the rate of 10% on capital gains that exceed LKR 50,000. The gain is calculated as the consideration received for the asset or liability exceeding the cost of the asset or liability at the time of realisation. The following ass

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Sri Lanka Enacts A New Foreign Exchange Control Law
04 AUGUST 2017

Sri Lanka Enacts A New Foreign Exchange Control Law

The Sri Lankan Parliament recently enacted the Foreign Exchange Act (Act) which repealed the previous exchange control law that has been in place for decades. Summary of key provisions: Dealers of foreign exchange The Act recognises ‘Authorised Dealers’, ‘Restricted Dealers’ and ‘Dealers for a Specific Purpose’ as being permitted to deal in foreign exchange. Authorized dealers are Banks (Licensed commercial banks and licensed specialized banks) which are registered and licensed to carry ou

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Establishment of a Representative Office in Sri Lanka
31 JULY 2017

Establishment of a Representative Office in Sri Lanka

A company incorporated outside Sri Lanka may establish a representative office in Sri Lanka. 斯里兰卡境外注册公司可在斯里兰卡设立代表处 A representative office is an office established in Sri Lanka by a foreign company, engaged in international trading of goods or providing international services to, report on business movements in Sri Lanka to its Head Office or to provide advice, information to clients in Sri Lanka concerning goods or services sold in Sri Lanka. 代表处是由外国公司在斯里兰卡设立的办事处,从事国际货物贸易或提供国际服务,向总部报告关于斯里兰卡的商业

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The Menace of the Ransomware Attacks
24 JULY 2017

The Menace of the Ransomware Attacks

This is a first of a series of articles on cyber security we intend publishing. Since the wide-spread use of computers for record keeping and day-to-day office work, security of computer records, their dissemination and storage have become important. Meant for the general reader, these articles are aimed at providing an introductory understanding of computer and network security. You may have read recent news reports on the spate of “ransomware” attacks that crippled computer systems in Britain

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对投资者的投资奖励 (Investment Incentives For Investors)
14 JULY 2017

对投资者的投资奖励 (Investment Incentives For Investors)

Sri Lankan government has moved away from granting tax concessions and concessionary tax rates for foreign investors. Substantial capital allowances will be granted to encourage investment. An outline of the enhanced capital allowances and the applicable investment criteria are set out below. 斯里兰卡政府已取消对外国投资者税收和税率的优惠。将给予大量资本配额鼓励投资。增加资本配额和适用投资准则如下: SECTOR (部门) PREVIOUS TAX RATE(以前税率) Construction of a port or airport in with an investment exceeding US$ 2,000Mn (in assets other than land a

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