TIN mandatory for vehicle registration from February

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Colombo, Jan 5 (Daily Mirror) - Obtaining the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) will be mandatory from February when obtaining services relating to registering and transferring vehicles at the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT).

Commissioner General of Motor Traffic Nishantha Anuruddha Weerasinghe said ownership or registration of vehicles cannot be done without the TIN.

Therefore, the Commissioner General urged the people to obtain the TIN as soon as possible if they need the service from the Department and requested the people not to waste their time coming to the Department without the number.

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L Jaya Friday, 05 January 2024 07:37 AM

Does it includes renewal of registration too on yearly basis of all vehicles?

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Dee Friday, 05 January 2024 07:40 AM

Very good move! Now implement it without going back! Because all those two cry here saying can’t have 3 square meals a day are having vehicles.

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Do we erect of statue for Ranil for this awakening? Friday, 05 January 2024 09:07 AM

It is very sad that Inland Revenue Department was sleeping all these years, when millions were spent to purchase legal/illegal vehicles, without verifying the source of income! Is this is at the behest of former rulers to create jungle rule where everybody gained? IRD Kumbakarna! Wake up from your deep slumber!

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FairJudge Friday, 05 January 2024 10:15 AM

This should have been done donkeys years ago. Until IMF had to put all those conditions for corrupt SL, no one was awake to act on many aspects. Those opposing IMF measures have no idea. First culprits are the politicians and corrupt public servants. When you look at SL roads with luxury cars, you just wonder where the taxpayers are. All SL systems are in shambles and people in IRD are so corrupt and their wealth needs to be investigated first and they should be taxed first.

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Shifan Friday, 05 January 2024 11:29 AM

When common people keep vehicles it’s a tax issue. All the thugs goons in the parliament are exempted from taxes as the general public needs to bear these fellows costs as well

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Neel Ahmed Friday, 05 January 2024 01:04 PM

Yes, correct. All the parliamentary members are entitled for everything on tax release, everything new rules and regulations are affected for the ordinary citizens. WHAT IS THIS COUNTRY? Diffenlty its time to change the political leadership and entire system!

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Tax Lawyer Friday, 05 January 2024 02:33 PM

The Commissioner General has NOT divulged under which LAW/LEGAL PROVISION (STATUTE/REGULATION) this prerequisite has been made “MANDATORY” for vehicle registration. (The fact of the matter being that no such provision presently exists.) The bureaucracy and even parliamentarians seem to think that whatever proclaimed by “bigwigs” at their whims and fancies becomes “law” automatically. UNLESS CLEAR AUTHORITY DERIVES FROM PARLIAMENT, NO COMPULSIONS CAN BE PLACED ON THE PUBLIC. Furthermore, even the law duly enacted by Parliament MUST BE INTERPRETED AS INTENDED BY PARLIAMENT, not as intended by bureaucrats or politicians. It is the prime burden of the Opposition to voice THIS, both within and without Parliament! However, Sri Lanka’s Opposition has gone into a convenient slumber (apparently more out of incompetence than otherwise). THEY HAVE NOT FILED EVEN A SINGLE CASE (by way of “writ,” “FR,” or otherwise) TO CHALLENGE THE BUREAUCRACY’S MANIFEST ARBITRARINESS IN PERSONAL TAXATION.

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Ram Friday, 05 January 2024 02:56 PM

This is a very good move. It can be improved with a direction on the seller that any sale over a certain amount, say Rs300,000 the TIN/NIC to be included in the invoice and a copy of the invoice to be forwarded to IRD

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