Regulatory Alerts2024-01-01
Administrative Charges for Processing Off The Floor Transfers
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka issued this directive to apply Social Security Contribution levy and Value Added Tax to administrative charges for processing Off-The-Floor Transfers. This tax liability takes immediate effect following correspondence with the Inland Revenue Department regarding VAT reactivation and SSCL collection. The document specifies a 2.5% SSCL and 18% VAT applied to existing fee structures for various transfer categories, including account changes and custodian shifts.
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Change of Custodian Ban(Financierflrustee -do- All Other Categories - such as Gifting, Transfer to a Trust, Termination of a Trust, Re-constitution of a Company, Re-structuring, De-listing, Mandatory Offers, Voluntary Ofters- 0.05o/o of the value of securities on the preceding date of the application with an exemption for applications below a security valuation of Rs. 2 Million. A maximum limit of Rs. 2.5 Million for corporate clients and Rs. 1 Million for individuals. Example: Administrative fee SSCL @ 2.5olo VAT @ 18o/o Total amount to be paid Sincerely, DIRECTOR GENERAL milb Office of the Director General € Oool qdAOff 6eD 050ta osDE@d tStDD Oodroo! rilomurriooi og)OD ufloi.66otr gs@@d6c0 19th September 2024 Ref: SEC/DG I 2024 I Og I L99 ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES FOR PROCESSING OFF.THE.FLOOR TRANSFERS With reference to the letter from the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) dated May 08, 2024 pertaining to the Reactivation of Value Added Tax (VAT) Registration, and further correspondence received on 05h August 2024 regarding the liability to collect Social Security Contribution levy (SSCL), we wish to advise that the administrative charges for processing Off-the-Floor Transfers will be subject to 2.5o/o SSCL and 18o/o VAT, with immediate effect, The following charges which are currently applicable will continue together with SSCL and VAT. Please refer to the example given below for more information. Rs. 1,000.00 25.00 (1,000x2.5olo) 1,025.00 184.50 (1,025x18o/o) ___r2(xL50 G Chinthaka Mendis 28 60 29 0a@, o.6oo6d aOO ooJD o0c6e 00a6oo6 00Od oa@o, oo)go 01 28 o[q6 29 qSO DtrB, Ld6 ilri5tr6 oDurb dprig Genqq6, oieodir EOBETb O6tr(p6q 01. Level 28 & 29, East Tower World Trade Centre Echelon Square, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka