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Obtaining a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)

Obtaining a Taxpayer Identification Number(TIN)

Eligibility
Those who are liable to pay Income Tax, Value Added Tax (VAT), Nation Building Tax (NBT), Economic Service Charges (ESC). Pay As You Earn tax (PAYE) and Stamp Duty or should be Importer/Exporter.

Places from where Applications can be Obtained

Taxpayer Service Unit (TSU) (1^st Floor, South Wing, Department of Inland Revenue, Chittampalam A. Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 02.)
IRD Metropolitan or Regional Offices Island wide.
IRD Web Portal (via: e-Services)

Applications

Application Form for Taxpayer Registration (For Company)
Application Form for Taxpayer Registration (For Individual and Proprietorship)
Application Form for Taxpayer Registration (For Partnership / Joint Venture / Project)
Application Form for Taxpayer Registration (For NGO / Charity / Co-op /Associations & Clubs / Semi Government Institutions / Government Institutions / Provident Fund / Trust / Embassy / High Commissions / Others)

Process of Submitting Applications

Taxpayer Service Unit (TSU) (1^st Floor, South Wing, Department of Inland Revenue, Chittampalam A. Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 02.)
IRD Metropolitan or Regional Offices Island wide.
IRD Web Portal (via e-Services)

Fees Payable for Obtaining Application Forms
Nil

Hours for Submitting Applications
From 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Fees Payable for Obtaining the Service
Nil

Time Taken for Providing the Service (Ordinary Service and Priority Service)
In respect of the duly completed applications along with the required documents, the certificate will be issued within 20 minutes.

Supporting Documents Required

If an Individual Business or partnership

i. Certificate of the business registration.

ii. Photocopy of the National Identity Card of the owner/partners

If Limited Company Registered Under Companies Act 7 of 2007

�� i. Articles of Association

ii. Certification of Registration

iii. Form 1 certified by Register of Companies.

iv. Form 40, Form 41

Commercial invoice and Bill of Lading for the purpose of import activities.
In case of Export activities, Export License issued by Export Development Board.
Photocopies of all the documents requested should be furnished with the application.
The application form issued by this section for companies should be signed by a director and that signature should be confirmed by the Memorandum of association or form 48. / Form 1 and Articles of association.
In case of Income Tax payers, the receipt of last payment.(If Applicable)

Staff Officers in-charge of the Service

Designation	Name	Division	Tel.No.	Fax.
Assessor Assessor	Mr. A.A. Wickramathilake Mrs. S.A.E.R. Suraweera	Tax Payer Service Unit Tax Payer Service Unit	+94-11-3009018 +94-11-3009288	-

Officers are transferred under the annual transfer scheme.
Exceptions or instances outside the above requirements and special information.

For obtaining the certificate