IRD Extends PIN Validity amid Push for Broader Tax Compliance
- CNL Reporter
- August 6, 2025
- News, Political
- IRD
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In a move aimed at enhancing taxpayer compliance and easing the digital filing process, Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has extended the validity period of Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) issued to taxpayers until 30 November 2025. This extension is part of ongoing efforts to digitize tax administration and improve revenue collection amid growing fiscal challenges.
The decision, announced by the IRD in a statement issued on 31 July, applies to individuals, partnerships, and corporate entities required to file tax returns for the 2024/2025 year of assessment. The PIN acts as a critical access key to the Revenue Administration Management Information System (RAMIS)—the IRD’s digital platform for filing returns, making payments, and communicating with tax authorities.
Apart from individual taxpayers, the same PIN grants access to the Authorisation of Staff/Tax Agent portal, allowing companies and partnerships, both resident and non-resident, to authorise employees or agents through Staff Identification Numbers (SSID) to file returns on their behalf.
The IRD reiterated that filing tax returns online is compulsory for all taxpayers under Section 113 of the Inland Revenue Act No. 24 of 2017. This includes those required to submit Simplified Individual Income Tax Returns, standard Individual Returns, Partnership Income Tax Returns, and returns for Resident and Non-Resident Companies and Corporations.
