Sri Lanka: Postponed implementation of new VAT invoice format
Postponed from January 1 to April 1, 2026
The Inland Revenue Department on December 12, 2025, issued a notice announcing the postponement of the implementation of the new value added tax (VAT) invoice format to April 1, 2026, from the previously scheduled date of January 1, 2026.
Read a December 2025 report prepared by the KPMG member firm in Sri Lanka