Simplified Value Added Tax (SVAT) Scheme

The VAT Act No. 14 of 2002 as being amended on the basis of Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill passed by Parliament on March 22, 2011, to facilitate the operation of the SVAT scheme which is administered by the Department of Inland Revenue and implemented effective from April 1, 2011.

Documents required to be submitted For obtaining svat registration number Under simplified vat system

1. INDIVIDUAL / PARTNERSHIP BUSINESS

Certificate of Registration of Business,
Photo Copies of the National Identity Cards of the Owner/s of the Business / Partners, and
Documents mentioned under item 3, if applicable.

2. COMPANIES

Certificate of Incorporation,
Photocopies of the National Identity Cards of the Managing Director and the Finance Director, and
Documents mentioned under item 3, if applicable.

3. GENERAL - a letter of authority giving permission to collect the certificate (If the certificate to be handed over to a person other than the applicant)

- Please attach copies of the following documents, if applicable

TIN Certificate
VAT registration Certificate
BOI Registration Certificate
TQB Registration Certificate
EDB Registration Certificate
Photo Copies of National Identity Cards of two persons who are authorized to obtain Credit Vouchers from the Department. (If applicable)
A copy of the approval , if you are a registered person engaged in any Specific Project referred to in sub paragraph (ii) of paragraph (f) of PART (ii) of First Schedule.
A copy of the approval, if you are a person registered under Section 22(7)..
If you are a service exporter under section 7(b) (iv) of the Act, submit relevant documentary proof
Photo copy of the National identity card of the person who signs the application

The forms specified for the purposes of this scheme are as follows:

Application For Registration (SVAT 01) - Under Simplified Vat Scheme (2011/12/06)| | | |

Guidelines Of The Simplified Value Added Tax (SVAT) Scheme (2011/06/09) | | | |

Suspended VAT invoice used for supplies without charging VAT (SVAT 02) | | | |

Total out put declaration (SVAT 03)| | | |

Goods / Services Declaration under SVATS (SVAT 04)| | | |

Goods / Services Declaration - Supplymentary Form (SVAT 05) | | | |

Goods / Services Declaration - Supplymentary Form (SVAT 05) - only for e-mail purpose | | | |

Goods / Services Declaration - Supplymentary Form Suspended VAT Debit Notes. (SVAT 05a)| | | |

Goods / Services Declaration - Supplymentary Form Suspended VAT Debit Notes. (SVAT 05a) - only for e-mail purpose| | | |

Goods / Services Declaration - Supplymentary Form Suspended VAT Credit Notes.(SVAT 05b)| | | |

Goods / Services Declaration - Supplymentary Form Suspended VAT Credit Notes. (SVAT 05b) - only for e-mail purpose| | | |

Schedule of the Suspended Purchases(SVAT 06)| | | |

Schedule of the Suspended Purchases (SVAT 06) - only for e-mail purpose| | | |

Reconcilation of cancellation of credit vouchers (SVAT 06a)| | | |

Reconcilation of cancellation of credit vouchers (SVAT 06a) - only for e-mail purpose| | | |

Summary of the suspended supplies - (SVAT 07)| | | |

Summary of the suspended supplies - (SVAT 07) - only for e-mail purpose| | | |

VAT RETURN (NEW)

Specimen of the acknowledgement

Application for Credit Vouchers (SVAT 09)(2012/02/06)| | | |

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS - SVAT - Implementation of Budget Proposals [ 2011 April 05 ]

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS - Notice to All Registered Identified Purchasers and Registered Identified Suppliers [ 2011 May 02 ]

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS - SVAT - Notice to All Registered Identified Purchasers and Registered Identified Suppliers [ 2011 May 31 ]

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS - SVAT - Documents are required to be submitted to obtain SVAT Credit Vouchers. [ 2011 July 26 ]

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS - SVAT [ 2011 Sep 29 ]

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS - Instructions on submission of reports to svat branch |[ 2011 Oct 12 ]

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS - SVAT- NOTICE [ 2011 Oct 18 ]

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS - List of Registered Identified Purchasers (RIPs) [ 2012 Feb 02 ]

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS - List of Registered Identified Suppliers (RISs) [ 2012 Feb 02 ]

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS - List of Registered Identified Purchasers/Suppliers (RIPs/RISs) [ 2012 Feb 02 ]

More Details

Commissioner - Tel : 011-2134100 Fax : 011-2338521 email : vatescbg@ird.gov.lk
Deputy Commissioner - Tel : 011-2134280 Fax : 011-2328701 email : dc.svat@ird.gov.lk
General Matters - Tel : 011-3009255 email : irdsvat@sltnet.lk
Credit Voucher Matters - Tel : 011-2134289 email : hettiarachchi.vv@ird.gov.lk
Last digit of your SVAT No, 0 - Tel : 011-2134281 email : jeewandara.g@ird.gov.lk
Last digit of your SVAT No, 1 - Tel : 011-2134286 email : herath.dj@ird.gov.lk
Last digit of your SVAT No, 2 - Tel : 011-2134284 email : dharmasri.kgr@ird.gov.lk
Last digit of your SVAT No, 3 - Tel : 011-2134283 email : ilayperuma.h@ird.gov.lk
Last digit of your SVAT No, 4 - Tel : 011-2134282 email : thilakarathne.ghm@ird.gov.lk
Last digit of your SVAT No, 5 - Tel : 011-2134285 email : samarasinghe.tm@ird.gov.lk
Last digit of your SVAT No, 6 - Tel : 011-2134287 email : denipitiya.dwdnj@ird.gov.lk
Last digit of your SVAT No, 7 - Tel : 011-2134288 email : rukshan.kps@ird.gov.lk


When reports are sent by e-mails, the under mentioned respective e-mail addresses have to be used depending on the last digit of your SVAT registration Number.
Last digit of your SVAT No: 0,1 - email : svat01@ird.gov.lk Tel : 011-2134295
Last digit of your SVAT No: 2,3,4,5 - email : svat02@ird.gov.lk Tel : 011-2134290
Last digit of your SVAT No: 6,7,8,9 - email : svat03@ird.gov.lk Tel : 011-2134296