MBSL organises seminar on ‘Why you should be a tax payer – Inherent benefits’

Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC (MBSL) is organising a seminar on ‘Why you should be a tax payer – Inherent benefits’. This will be held at Earls Court – Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo on Tuesday, 11 August from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The speakers to the event are D.R.S. Hapuarachchi, Commissioner Secretariat Branch Department of Inland Revenue and A.M. Nafeel, Deputy Commissioner Secretariat Branch Department of Inland Revenue.

The following areas will be covered in the seminar on ‘Why you should be a tax payer – Inherent benefit’:

1.    Inherent benefit of Income Tax (Personal, Corporate and Others)

2.    Introduction of National Building Tax (NBT)

3.    Introduction of Value Added tax (VAT)

4.    Introduction of Economic Service Charge (ESC)

A panel discussion will be followed with the eminent panel members of D.R.S. Hapuarachchi, Commissioner – Secretariat Branch Department of Inland Revenue, A.M. Nafeel, Deputy Commissioner – Secretariat Branch Department of Inland Revenue, B.A.D. Deepani Herath – Senior Commissioner (Transfer Pricing Regulations) Department of Inland Revenue, W.P. Sirisena, (Former Commissioner of Department of Inland Revenue) AJS Associates, Ruwan Gallage – Chairman, MBSL, Sunil Abey Ratna, Managing Partner – Abeyratna & Co. (Chartered Accountants), T. Mutugala – Chief Executive Officer, MBSL, Priyantha Herath – Deputy General Manager, Finance and Strategic Planning, MBSL, A.M.A. Cader – Deputy General Manager, Corporate Advisory and Capital Markets, MBSL.

This would be a good opportunity to acquire more knowledge on the tax benefits and clarify any doubts from the speakers and panel members. The program shall ensure that participants be able to digest what benefits derived on direct taxation for corporates and individuals who settle their obligation and what benefits are available to each category on an on-going basis. This seminar will be beneficial for large corporate bodies who pay taxes and looking for tax planning, CEOs, CFOs, Finance Managers, Compliance Officers, Risk Control Specialists, Banks, Insurance Companies, Accountants, Auditors, Financial Analysts, Tax Planning Consultants, Financial Advisory and Consultancy Firm Staff, High-net-worth tax payers and people with special interest in tax benefits.

Contact MBSL – Corporate Advisory and Capital Markets Division on 4711769/4711779 for more details.