Organization : Sri Lanka Inland Revenue
Facility : How To Register as a Taxpayer
Country : Sri Lanka
Website : http://www.ird.gov.lk/SitePages/Default.aspx
Details Here : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/40960-TaxPayer.pdf
IRD Register as a Taxpayer
You can Register by the following ways,
Related : Sri Lanka Inland Revenue VAT Refund Procedure : www.statusin.org/40951.html
** If you want to register via post, refer to Postal registration
** If you want to register online as an individual taxpayer, refer to Register online as an individual taxpayer
** If you want to register online as a corporate taxpayer, refer to Register online as a corporate taxpayer
Postal registration
1. Obtain the application form for taxpayer registration from your nearest IRD office or download it from the IRD portal. This form will take approximately 15 minutes to complete
2. Mail your completed application form with the supporting documents to
Commissioner General
Inland Revenue Department
Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha,
Colombo 02
3. Your TIN certificate will be mailed to you through post
Register Online As A Local Individual Taxpayer
** Access Official website and go to e-Services -> Access to e-Services. Select the “Taxpayer Registration” e-service
** Select Individual Local under Registration type
** Fill in your personal particulars. Fields with an *are mandatory
** Select your preferred language. Whenever possible, IRD will use this language in all its communications with you
** Select your preferred mode of communication.Whenever possible, IRD will use this mode in all its communications with you
** Fill in your permanent address. Fields with an *are mandatory
** Fill in your residential address. Fields with an *are mandatory
** Enter your contact details and bank information details
** If you are engaged in any individual business registered under your name, click Add Business. Refer to steps 10 –15 next for adding business details.
** If you are not engaged in any individual business registered under your name, continue with step 16
** Enter the business particulars such as the Name of business, Registration No., Principal activity of business and Date of commencement of business
** Indicate if the business is registered with the Board of Investment (BOI) and if it is your primary business
** Fill in the address of your business
** Click Save
** The business record added is displayed. Repeat steps 9 –12 to add more business records
** To remove the record, select it by clicking on the checkbox beside the Registration No. and click Remove
** To upload supporting documents, first select the type of document that you will be uploading. (refer to page 1 for the list of supporting documents that you will need to upload)
** Click Select Files
** Select the file to upload and click Open
** The supporting document is uploaded as shown. To remove the document, click Remove. Repeat steps 16 –18 to add more documents
** Select the purpose of your registration
** Click Save
** You will be presented with a summary of your application. Check that the information provided is accurate and click Submit at the bottom of the Declaration section
** You will receive an acknowledgement of your submission. Take note of the acknowledgement number in case you need to follow up with IRD on your registration
** Click Print to print a copy of this acknowledgement