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Chapter XVIII

156. Application of the provisions of Chapter XVI to this Chapter

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

The provisions of Chapter XVI relating to the deduction of income tax from interest paid by banks and financial institutions, credit for income tax so deducted, duties of banks and financial institutions, default in the deduction of income tax, issue of assessments on banks and financial institutions, appeals and penalty for default shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to the deduction of income tax from such rent, lease rent or other payments as is mentioned in section 155, credit for income tax so deducted, duties of persons liable to pay such rent, lease rent, or other payment, default in the deduction of income tax, issue of assessments on such persons, appeals and penalty for default under this

Chapter, as if there were substituted in Chapter XVI for the words “banks and financial institutions” of the words

“persons liable to pay such rent, lease rent or other payment”

and for the word “interest” of the words “rent, lease rent or other payment”, wherever they appear in that Chapter, subject however, to the modification that credit for income tax deducted under the provisions of this Chapter by any person from any rent, lease rent or any other payment paid to any co-owners of such property shall be apportioned among such co-owners in proportion to their rights of ownership in such property.

(2)

For the purposes of this Chapter “specified land or building” means a land or building in respect of which the amount of rent, lease rent or other payment payable for any calendar month or part thereof is not less than fifty thousand rupees or the aggregate rent, lease rent or other payment payable for any year, is not less than five hundred thousand rupees.

Chapter XIX

Chapter XX

Deduction of Income Tax from Any Annuity or Royalty Paid or Any Management Fee Paid or Similar Payment Made by Any Person or Partnership

Chapter XXI

Retention of Moneys in Certain Provident Funds

Chapter XXII

Assessments

Chapter XXIII

Appeals A-Appeals to the Commissioner-General

Chapter XXIV

Finality of Assessments and Penalty for Incorrect Returns

Chapter XXV

Tax in Default and Sums Added Thereto

Chapter XXVI

Recovery of Tax

Chapter XXVII

Miscellaneous

Chapter XXVIII

Repayment

Chapter XXIX

Penalties and Offences

Chapter XXX

Administration

Chapter XXXI

General

Chapter XXXII

Interpretation

Chapter XXXIII

Application of the Inland Revenue Act…

Schedules