Guides to income tax, PAYE bands and what you can deduct — with all figures from current Sri Lanka law.
Your monthly APIT deduction only ever applies the flat personal relief. Solar panels and charitable donations can reduce your tax further, but none of it shows up on your payslip automatically.
Sri Lanka's PAYE system taxes income progressively across five bands, with the first Rs. 1,800,000 a year completely tax free. Here's exactly how it works, with two worked salary examples.
