Practical guides for employees in Sri Lanka: leave entitlements, EPF and ETF, gratuity, minimum wage, mercantile holidays and what your payslip deductions mean. Each guide cites the Act or gazette it is based on.
Every deduction a Sri Lankan freelancer or consultant can claim — home office, equipment write-offs, software, the car trap — and how deductions work when part of your income is FX taxed at 15%.
What self-employed Sri Lankans pay in tax, the 5% AIT on your fees, quarterly deadlines, and the business deductions most people never claim.
Foreign-currency freelance income stopped being tax-free in April 2025. The 15% cap, the two conditions to keep it, quarterly deadlines, and deductions.
Why Port City employees can earn tax-free in Sri Lanka, the FX-salary condition, what the January 2026 law changed, and when the exemption ends.
How your 8% EPF deduction works, the 12% + 3% your employer must add, how to check your EPF balance, and when you can withdraw your fund.
Your leave rights under the Shop and Office Act: 14 days annual leave, 7 days casual leave, how first-year proration works, and what lieu leave means.
How many days of paid maternity leave you’re entitled to in Sri Lanka, who qualifies, how pay is calculated, and your protections against dismissal.
The current national minimum wage in Sri Lanka, how it’s set, what counts toward it, and what to do if you’re paid below the legal minimum.
What PAYE/APIT means on your Sri Lankan payslip, how much is deducted at each salary level, and whether you still need to file a tax return.