Our Vision
“To be the key financial Strength for the sustainable development of the Sabaragamuwa Province.“
Our Mission
“Contribution for achieving sustainable development fulfilling the economic and social well being of the general public of the province by encouraging people in the sabaragamuwa province to pay their taxes and fees voluntary compliance and by collecting taxes and fees under the law from the tax evaders”
Contact Details
Address
Provincial Revenue Department
New Town
Ratnapura
Sri Lanka
Telephone
+94452223060
+94452224500
+94452226916-17-18
Fax
+94452223060
revenue.sab@gmail.com
Official Web
Mrs. Nandanie Gunawardana
Commissioner of Provincial Revenue+94452224500
+94452223060
Mrs. Palika Athukorala
Deputy Commissioner of Provincial Revenue+94452224500
+94452223060
Mr. Nishantha Dharmasooriya
Deputy Commissioner of Provincial Revenue Regional Office Of Provincial Revenue, Kegalle+94352223419
RTI-Responsive Officers
Designated Officer
Mrs. Nandanie Gunawardana
Commissioner of Provincial Revenue
Phone : +94452224500
Fax : +94452223060
Information Officer
Mrs. Palika Athukorala
Deputy Commissioner of Provincial Revenue
Phone : +94452224500
Mr. Nishantha Dharmasooriya
Deputy Commissioner of Provincial Revenue
Regional Office Of Provincial Revenue,
Kegalle
Phone : +94352223419
Services
Government to Citizen
Government to Employee
Government to Business
Government to Government
Taxes & Fees
STAMP DUTY
- Stamp Duty is charged under section 37 of the finance Statute of the Sabaragamuwa Province No. 06 of 1990.
There shall be charged on:
- Every instrument relating to a transfer of immovable property situated in the Sabaragamuwa Province.
- Every document presented or filed, in the proceedings instituted in any Court of Law established by law, in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka.
Effective Date:
- From the 1st of January 1991.
MINERAL TAX
- Mineral Tax is charged under section 10 (2) of the Financial statute No 06 of 1990 and section 14(2) of sabaragamuwa provincial finance(Supplementary Provisions) Statute No 10 of 1994.
- There shall be charged on – Where any person has been granted the right to mine and sell which remove any materials (except gem) from land, situated within the Sabaragamuwa province.
- Minerals which are related Tax,
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- Sand
- Granite
- Graphite
- Calcite
- Feldspars
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- Effect from- 1st of January 2003
- Tax Rate- 0.5% on total turnover.
- Gazette- 1255/30 2002.09.27
TURNOVER TAX
- Business Turnover Tax was first introduced in Sri Lanka by the finance Act No.11 of 1963 to become effective from 1st January 1964. With the introduction of 13th amendment to the constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, revenue sources from 36:1 to 36:20 of the 1st list (Provincial Council list) of the 9th schedule of the constitution have been devolved to the provincial council According to the finance statute No. 06 of 1990 of Sabaragamuwa Province the Provincial Revenue Department imposed to collect turnover tax on wholesale and retail sales, since 1991.
- The main revenue source of the Sabaragamuwa provincial council has been collected turnover tax since then. That was Rs. 49.8 million. In 1991 and Rs. 839.38 million in 2010. But Turnover Tax on whole sale and retail sales that was devolved by the 13th amendment of the constitution was cancelled by the appropriation bill of 2011 passed by the parliament However the default tax before 31st December 2010 have been collected by the department up to now.
DRUGS AND CHEMICAL TAX
- Drugs and Chemical Tax is charged under section 10 (2) of the Financial statute No 06 of 1990 and section 14(2) of Sabaragamuwa Provincial finance(Supplementary Provisions) Statute No 10 of 1994.
There shall be charged on
- Any business regarding buying and selling, distributing, and warehousing following items in Sabaragamuwa Province.
- Fertilize
- Drugs
- Chemical
- Effect from- 1st of January 2003
- Tax Rate- 0.5% on the Annual value.
- Calculation of Tax- Annual value of the premises where the business is carried on *20%
- Gazette- 1255/30 2002.09.27
Payment
- Half Annually –half of total tax should be paid before 15th of June and 15th of December part of the rest.
- Annually –Before 15th of December.
- Penalty will be levied from 16th of December.