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Customer Service & Promotion Units

To provide necessary guidance and services to taxpayers and general publi​c Inland Revenue Department operates, Customer Service & Promotion units lo​cated in the Ground Floor, 1st floor and the 2nd floor of the Inland Revenue head office at Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 02.

Taxpayers and the general public can walk in to these units for the services required. There are two sections that divided into six units, available to offer different types of services as One Stop Shop.

Units
  1. Customer Registration and Update
  2. Compliance Support Service & Customer Promotion

Taxpayers and the general public can also contact the Call Centre of IRD for more information and clarifications regarding tax matters.

Call Centre
Short Code :
1944

Email : callcentrese​rvice@ird.gov.lk​​​ 
Working Hours :

Monday to Friday   : 9:00 am to 7:00 pm
Saturday                 : 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

IRD Call Center


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Primary Registration Unit

Primary Registration Unit is for new registration activities of customers as taxpayers.

The main activities of the Primary Registration Unit
  • Issuing Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)
  • Issuing Personal Identification Number (PIN)​
  • Issuing SSID (Specified Staff Identity) Number
  • Issuing duplicate TIN certificate
  • Tax Agent Registration
Location of Primary Registration Unit
  • 2nd Floor,
  • Inland Revenue Department
  • Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha
  • Colombo 02
Contact Details
  • Senior Commissioner
    Tel : 011 - 213 4200
    Email : siriwardena.jaddwk@ird.gov.lk
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  • Commissioners
    Tel : 011 - 213 4203
    Email : pr@ird.gov.lk
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Tax Registration Unit

Tax Registration Unit, register taxpayers for any type of Tax Type.

The main activities of the Tax Registrati​on Unit
  • Registration for taxes: –
    • Income Tax
      • Corporate Entities (CIT)
      • Partnership (PIT)
      • Individuals (IIT)
      • Clubs etc.
    • Value Added Tax (VAT)
      • Permanent VAT
      • Temporary VAT
    • Simplified Value Added Tax Scheme (SVAT)
    • Nation Building Tax (NBT)
    • Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
    • Withholding Tax (WHT)
    • Economic Service Charge (ESC)
    •  Special Project Registration, Extension & Termination under sec.  22.7 etc.
  • Issuing Duplicate Certificate for Permanent VAT Registration
  • Issuing no objection letter for Custom purpose
Location of Tax Registration Unit
  • 2nd Floor,
  • Inland Revenue Department
  • Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha
  • Colombo 02
Contact Details
  • Senior Commissioner
    Tel : 011 - 213 4200
    Email : siriwardena.jaddwk@ird.gov.lk
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  • Commissioners
    Tel : 011 - 213 4201
    Email : tr@ird.gov.lk
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Customer Information Update Unit

Customer Information Update Unit update or change the profiles of the taxpayers.

The main activities of the Customer Information Update Unit
  • Updating name and address of company, organization, partner, director, individual etc.
  • Customer status update by cancellations of the registration, inactivation, and reactivation of TIN registration or tax type registration.
  • Update or changes under Simplified Value Added Tax Scheme
Location of Customer Information Update Unit
  • 2nd Floor,
  • Inland Revenue Department
  • Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha
  • Colombo 02
Contact Details
  • Senior Commissioner
    Tel : 011 - 213 4200
    Email : siriwardena.jaddwk@ird.gov.lk
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  • Commissioners
    Tel : 011 - 213 4202
    Email : ci@ird.gov.lk
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Business Consultation Unit

Business Consultation Unit assist the walk-in customers regarding their tax matters providing consultation Service.

The main activities of the Business Consultation Unit
  • Assisting walk-in customers for consultations.
  • Computing tax liability and issuing clearance for
    • Remit Payment Outside Sri Lanka
    • Migration Allowance
    • Terminal Benef​its
Location of Business Consultation Unit
  • ​2nd Floor,
  • Inland Revenue Department
  • Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha
  • Colombo 02
Contact Details
  • Senior Commissioner
    Tel : 011 - 213 4250
    Email : samarawikrama.dl@ird.gov.lk
  • Commissioners
    Tel : 011 - 213 4204
    Email : bc@ird.gov.lk
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Customer Supporting and Promotion Unit

Customer supporting and Promotion Unit issue all the clearances to be issued by Inland Revenue Department to customers and sell the Department Publications to customers.

The main activities of the Customer Supporting and Promotion Unit
  • Issuing Income Tax Clearance Certificate for;
    • All generic purpose
    • Visa purpose
    • Obtaining Foreign loan
    • High post in Public Sector
    • Foreign Investor
    • Donation
    • Liquor License renewal
    • Non VAT
    • ROC cancelation
    • Inward remittance
  • Issuing clearances, credit vouchers, duplicate tax returns and paying-in-slip for all tax types etc.
  • Taxpayer awareness and Public relations.
  • Sales of Department Publications.
Location of Customer Supporting and Promotion Unit
  • 2nd Floor,
  • Inland Revenue Department
  • Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha
  • Colombo 02
Contact Details
  • Senior Commissioner
    Tel : 011 - 213 4250
    Email : samarawikrama.dl@ird.gov.lk
  • Commissioners
    Tel : 011 - 213 4250
    Email:  csp@ird.gov.lk

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Central Document Management Unit

Central Document Management Unit collect all the document send by the tax payers to Inland Revenue Department

The main activities of the Central Document Management Unit
  • Collecting Tax Returns & issuing Acknowledgments for all tax types.
  • Collecting Tax Assessments related Appeals, Objections and Queries.
  • Collecting Tax related all other documents.
Location of Central Document Management Unit
  • 1st Floor,
  • Inland Revenue Department
  • Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha
  • Colombo 02
Contact Details
  • Senior Commissioner
    Tel : 011 - 213 4250
    Email : samarawikrama.dl@ird.gov.lk
  • Commissioners
    Tel : 011 - 213 4751
    Email: cdm@ird.gov.lk
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Last updated: 14-09-2023
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