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Extra week to file income tax returns (Video)

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An additional week has been granted from November 30 to file income tax returns.

Finance State Minister Shehan Semasinghe said this in response to a question raised by MP J.C. Alawathuwala.

The State Minister further said that no fine will be charged during this period.

Question – “Income tax refund submission software is inactive. We don’t know whether this is intentional. These activities were supposed to be completed by yesterday, November 30. Since this is inactive, there are many people who could not submit this refund. I think we would like to know the real situation behind this. Is this something done on purpose or is there congestion?”

Answer – “Everyone was supposed to submit their income reports by yesterday. There has been a congestion in this software yesterday. Personal income tax, company tax, partnership tax, etc. need to be filed. This is not an act of sabotage but an issue with the software. As a solution, we are giving another week’s time. When the people submit the returns during this period, it will be considered as having been submitted on November 30.”

(Video: Ada Derana)

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Korean SME Association offers support to SL

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The Korean Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Association has expressed its commitment to support Sri Lanka in advancing the agriculture sector and enhancing related employment opportunities.

Additionally, the association has agreed to provide technical assistance and training resources essential for the development of the fishing industry.

These topics were highlighted during a meeting held today (13) at the Presidential Secretariat between a delegation from the Korean SME Association and officials from the President’s Office.

The discussions also focused on training Sri Lankan workers locally for Korea’s fishing industry and creating employment opportunities for them.

The delegation was led by Kim Chung Ryong, President  of the Korean SME Association.

(President’s Media Division)

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US embassy lifts travel restrictions issued for Arugam Bay

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The US Embassy Colombo has lifted travel restrictions issued on October 23, 2024, for Arugam Bay. 

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Pilot project to issue e-BMD certificates to Lankans overseas

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The government has announced a new initiative to issue copies of birth, marriage, and death certificates to Sri Lankans living abroad through Sri Lankan embassies, aimed at providing greater convenience to the expatriate community.

The program will be launched as a pilot project across seven selected foreign missions, including the embassies in Kuwait, Japan, and Qatar, and the consulates in Melbourne (Australia), Toronto (Canada), Milan (Italy), and Dubai (UAE).

In Sri Lanka, efforts are underway to enhance the e-BMD (electronic Birth, Marriage, and Death) database system, which is jointly managed by the Registrar General’s Department and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This will allow birth, marriage, and death certificates to be issued through foreign embassies, following a model already in place for obtaining certificates at Divisional Secretariat offices across Sri Lanka.

In the initial phase, only the approximately 45 million birth, marriage, and death certificates that have already been scanned and stored in the e-BMD system will be issued.

These will include records for births, marriages, and deaths that have been registered since January 1, 1960. While the majority of these records will be available, there may be occasional delays in updating certificates that have been revised after their initial entry into the database.

(President’s Media Division)

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