SET 23 24 Detail Guide E
SET 23 24 Detail Guide E
SET 23 24 Detail Guide E
In terms of Sections 90 and 91 of the Inland Revenue Act, No. 24 of 2017 and as
amended by Amendment Act, No. 10 of 2021 , Amendment Act, No 45 of 2022 , a
person who is an “instalment payer” shall pay income tax on the estimated taxable
income as computed in the Statement of Estimated Tax Payable, by quarterly
instalments on the 15th of August, 15th of November and 15th of February in that year of
assessment and the 15th of May of the next succeeding year of assessment and is required
to submit the Statement of Estimated Tax Payable by the date for payment of the first
tax instalment i.e. 15th August 2023.
It is strongly advised to read this set of instructions before completing the Form for
Statement of Estimated Tax Payable (SET).
This sets of instructions consist of;
General Instructions
Instructions to Complete the SET and
Calculation of Quarterly Installments of income tax payable
1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
The SET consists of three parts, PART I, II and PART III. All instalment payers should
complete all three PARTS of the SET.
1.1 Issuance and Submission
Issuance
SET will be issued by the Commissioner General of Inland Revenue to
persons who are chargeable with income tax. Those who have not received
the SET (Individuals whose estimated assessable income exceeds more than
Rs. 1,200,000 for the Year of Assessment 2023/2024) shall make a request to
obtain a SET from the Customer Supporting and Promotion Unit at the IRD
Head Office or from any Regional Office.
Submission
Duly completed SET could be hand delivered or sent through registered post to
the Central Document Management Unit (CDMU) at the Head Office of the
Inland Revenue Department (IRD), Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha,
Colombo 02 or to any Regional Office.
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1.2 Payment of Estimated Tax
Payment of Tax
The payments of quarterly instalments of tax should be made using paying-in-slips
issued by the IRD and posted to the taxpayers. The Paying -in-slips can also be
collected from Customer Supporting & Promotion Unit at the IRD Head Office, all
Regional Offices and from any branch of the Bank of Ceylon.
In addition, payment can be made through Online Tax Payments Platform (OTPP).
For further details, please refer to Public Notice Number PN/PMT/2021 dated
08.06.2021 (Revised) dated May 17, 2022 PN/PMT/2022 .01 or log into IRD’s web
portal for the user guide (e-Services/Overview and Quick Guides/Payments and
Refunds).
If the estimated tax payable is varied from the original SET, a revised SET could be
submitted and subsequent instalment payments should be made accordingly. Further,
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in the event of submitting a revised estimate, it is important to mark ‘’’’ in the cage
of, “Revised Statement’ ’of the SET.
Also indicate the Income tax type. Persons other than Individuals and Partnerships
should mark the cage of Corporate Income Tax.
Individual (a) 1/3 of the taxable income of the individual for that year
of assessment; or
(b) Rs. 75,000
whichever is lower
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Entity (a) 1/5 of the taxable income of the entity for that year of
assessment; or
(b) Rs. 500,000
whichever is lower
Personal Relief
Resident individuals or citizen individuals are entitled to a personal relief of Rs.
1,200,000 for each year of assessment. However, this relief does not apply to an
individual in his capacity as a trustee, receiver, executor or liquidator. The relief
may be deducted from the Assessable income of an individual except to the extent
that the Assessable income comprises gains from the realization of investment
assets.
Rent Relief
Resident individuals are entitled to deduct 25% of the total rental income from an
investment asset for the year of assessment unless it is intended to be claimed for
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any actual expenditures incurred by the taxpayer for the repair, maintenance, and
depreciation of the investment asset.
Other Relief
Resident individuals who have acquired solar panels to fix on their premises and
connected to the national grid are entitled to deduct Rs. 600,000 for each year of
assessment, up to the total expenditure made on such solar panels or up to the amounts
paid to a bank in respect of any loan obtained to acquire such solar panels.
V. Cage 80 – Estimated Taxable Income
Deduct total of deductions in cage 60 and 70 from Estimated Assessable
income in cage 50 to get at the Estimated Taxable Income.
a) Individuals
Standard rates
Special Rates
- on gains and profits from manufacture and sale or import and sale
of any liquor or tobacco products - 40%
- on gains and profits from conducting betting and gaming - 40%
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b) Companies
(i.) On gains and profits from conducting betting and gaming - 40%
(ii.) On gains and profits from manufacture and sale or import and sale of
any liquor or tobacco products - 40%
(iii.) On remainder of the taxable income of a company including gains from
the realization of investment assets - 30%
c) Partnership
Taxable income (Rs.) Tax payable
Exceeding 1,000,000 6%
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3. CALCULATION OF INCOME TAX QUARTERLY INSTALMENT PAYMENTS
3.1 The quarterly instalment payment is calculated by using the following formula.
Quarterly Instalment A - C
Payment (E) =
B
Where,
Gain derived or expected to be derived from the realization of an investment asset during
a year of assessment shall not be considered for the purpose of quarterly installment.
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NET QUARTERLY INSTALLMENT PAYMENT =E-F
Where,
4.1 Penal Provisions for late filing and non-submission of the SET and submission
of incorrect or misleading SET.
I A person who fails to submit the SET as instructed by the Commissioner General
of Inland Revenue may subject to pay a penalty up to one million rupees under
Section 185 of the IR Act.
II Where tax is underpaid, as a result of an incorrect SET and material omission in
the SET, penalty will be imposed under section 180 of the IR Act in the amount of-
(a) 25% of the underpayment, if (b) does not apply;
or
(b) 75 % of the underpayment, if the amount of the underpayment is-
- higher than ten million rupees or
- higher than the 25% of the person’s tax liability for the period.
III The SET form considered as a statement to a tax official and accordingly, penalty
will be imposed under section 181 of the IR Act on a false or misleading
statement. The penalty will be the amount equal to Rs. 50,000/- or the amount
understated whichever is higher due to the false or misleading statement.
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4.2 Penal provision for nonpayment /late payment of instalment payments and
evading of instalment payments.
I. Penalty for nonpayment /late payment - (Under Section 179 (2) of the IR
Act)
A person who fails to pay all or part of an instalment required under this Act,
within 14 days of the due date for the instalment shall be liable to a penalty
equal to 10% of the amount of tax due but not paid.
III. Interest on under payment (Under Section 159 (1) of the IR Act).
In the event of an instalment or part thereof not paid on due date, 1.5% interest
per month or part of a month shall be charged on such default instalment or
part of the instalment.
5. ILLUSTRATIONS
Example 01:
Mr. Karunanayake is a Chief Financial Controller (CFO) of the company “KDT”. His
expected income for the year of assessment 2023/2024 is as follows;
He has donated Rs. 250,000 to purchase equipment’s of the National Hospital for eye surgical
unit during the year of assessment. In addition to that Mr. Karunanayake has installed a solar
panel to his residential place which is connected to national grid at cost of Rs. 750,000.
Rs.
Employment Income 6,600,000
Interest Income 2,200,000
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Business Income 5,000,000
Estimated Assessable Income 13,800,000
Less - Reliefs
Expenditure Relief (Not Applicable)
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Example 2
Professor Athukorala is attached to the University of Colombo Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, he
provides service to the Faculty of Graduate Studies also and receives a monthly payment.
His expected income for the year of assessment 2023/2024 is as follows;
Employment income from the University of Colombo (primary employment) is Rs.
4,920,000
Employment income from the Faculty of Graduate Studies (secondary
employment) is Rs. 800,000. Since the monthly income from the primary
employment is over the range 322,000 applicable tax rate is 36% + Rs. 42,492)
Interest income is Rs, 1,700,000 (After deduction of WHT at rate 5%)
Rent income from building is Rs. 1,900,000
Employment income includes estimated cash and non-cash benefits. The professor has spent
Rs. 1,200,000 during the month of May 2022 to acquire solar panels to fix on his premises
and connected to the national grid.
Rs.
Employment Income (primary + 5,720,000
secondary)
Investment Income
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Gross Estimated Tax Liability 500,000 x 6% = 30,000 2,257,200
500,000 x 12% = 60,000
500,000 x 18% = 90,000
500,000 x 24% = 120,000
500,000 x 30% = 150,000
Example 03:
Dr. Wasumathi is a General surgeon Karapitiya Teaching Hospital. Also, she is engaged in
private practice at private hospital as a consultant. Her expected income for the year of
assessment 2023/2024 is as follows;
Employment income is Rs. 9,200,000
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Business (Professional) income is Rs. 31,000,000.
Interest income is Rs, 5,000,000 (AIT has been deduct at the rate of 5%. Amounting
to Rs. 250,000)
Other income is Rs. 500,000
Rent income is Rs. 900,000
Employment income includes estimated cash and non-cash benefits. She has to make annual
payment of Rs. 275,000 for medical insurance. Also she used to donate Rs. 200,000 to an
approved charity. Tax payment made prior to the instalments is Rs. 250,000
Rs.
Employment Income 9,200,000
Business Income 31,000,000
Investment Income
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500,000 x 18% = 90,000
500,000 x 24% = 120,000
500,000 x 30% = 150,000
B 4 3 2 1
3,276,500 × 2 3,276,500 × 3
C - 3,276,500
Quarterly
Instalment
3,214,000 3,276,500 3,276,500 3,276,500
payment
(E)
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Deductions
- - - -
(F)
Final
Quarterly
payment 3,276,500 3,276,500 3,276,500 3,276,500
(E- F)
Example 4:
Mr. Hettiarachchi is engaged in the business of manufacturing furniture. His expected
income for the year of assessment 2023/2024 is as follows;
Business income (after deducting allowable expenses) Rs. 15,000,000
Interest income Rs. 1,000,000 (WHT has been deducted at the rate of 5%.
Accordingly, deducted WHT(AIT) on interest = 50,000).
He made an advance payment of Rs. 1,000,000 for 1st instalment on 5th June 2023.
Calculation of Estimated Tax Payable
Rs.
Business Income 15,000,000
Investment Income
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Calculation of quarterly instalment payable
Quarterly Instalment Payment (E) = A-C
B
= 4,878,000 – 0
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= 1,219,500
Example 5
Upul and Piyal are partners of AB Enterprises, sharing partnership profits on equal basis.
The partnership is engaged in the business of manufacturing rubber products. During the
year of assessment 2023/2024 estimated gains and profits of the partnership is as follows.
Business income (after deducting allowable expenses) Rs. 44,000,000
Interest Income Rs. 2,500,000. (AIT has been deducted at 5%. Rs, 2,500,000 x 5%
= 125,000)
Rent Income - Rs. 2,400,000
Partnership wishes to donate Rs. 700,000 for an approved charity.
Rs.
Business Income 44,000,000
Investment Income
Quarterly
Instalment 679,750 679,750 679,750 679,750
payment(E)
Deductions(F) - - - -
Final Quarterly
payment (E-
F) 679,750 679,750 679,750 679,750
* Cumulative AIT deducted by the withholding agent prior to the date of each instalment,
can be included to C.
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Note:
Partnerships shall allocate the share of partnership tax to the partners. Subject to the payment
of Partnership Income Tax, partners are entitled to deduct share of partnership tax as a credit.
(Include such amount to “F” in the given formula).
However, any excess share of partnership tax is not entitled to a refund but allowed to be
carried forward to the next year of assessment. Partners are entitled to deduct such excess
amount against the future instalment payable (include such amount to “F” in the given
formula).
Estimated distribution of share of income, qualifying payments and Tax credits (Rs.)
Upul Piyal
(Partner 1) (Partner 2)
Mr. Upul received Rs 1,000,000 as an interest income (AIT has been to deducted at 5%) and
he has spent Rs. 200,000 for health expenses and insurance, Rs. 150,000 for housing loan
interest and Rs 750,000 donated to General Hospital
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Rs.
Business Income 22,000,000
Investment Income
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Calculation of Quarterly Instalments Payments
Share of partnership
339,875 339,875
income tax 339,875 339,875
Set off for current
339,875 339,875 339,875 339,875
instalment tax payable (F)
Carried forward for future
-
instalment tax payable
Net Quarterly payment (E-
1,668,250 1,668,250 1,668,250 1,668,250
F)
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