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Accounting software for Sri Lanka — VAT return, SSCL, and LKR books
HelloBooks ships the only automated 6-box VAT return for Sri Lanka, with SSCL (2.5% levy) computed alongside it. Set up in minutes with a pre-built Sri Lanka chart of accounts, then run your quarterly return straight from your live ledger — no spreadsheet, no manual box-filling. IRD eFiling is compute-only today (you transcribe the numbers to ird.gov.lk); direct RAMIS e-invoicing is on the roadmap as IRD opens the API.
Live today for Sri Lanka businesses
- LKR accounting — invoice in Sri Lankan rupees, multi-currency for import/export businesses
- AI categorisation (95%+ accuracy) on your bank feeds — auto-reconcile transactions as they come in
- Automated VAT return — all 6 boxes computed from your ledger (standard-rated, zero-rated, exempt, output tax, input tax, net payable/refundable)
- SSCL (Social Security Contribution Levy) — 2.5% levy on turnover calculated automatically alongside the VAT return, Finance Act No. 8 of 2022
- Sri Lanka Chart of Accounts — pre-seeded on entity creation with VAT Input/Output GLs, SSCL Payable, APIT Payable, EPF/ETF Payable accounts
- IFRS-compliant financial statements — Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow (Sri Lanka adopts IFRS as issued by ICASL without local modifications)
- Invoicing, recurring invoices, AR/AP aging, payment tracking, and expense management in LKR
Why HelloBooks vs QuickBooks, Zoho Books, or SimpleBook.lk
Only software that computes all 6 VAT boxes automatically
QuickBooks (AccSoft), Zoho Books, SimpleBook.lk, and Simplebooks.com all require manual rate configuration with no auto-computed return. HelloBooks calculates boxes 1–6, net VAT, and SSCL in a single click.
SSCL handled natively — nobody else does this
The 2.5% Social Security Contribution Levy (Finance Act No. 8 of 2022) is completely absent from every competitor's feature documentation. HelloBooks computes SSCL turnover and levy amount alongside the VAT return.
RAMIS e-invoicing ready when IRD opens the API
IRD's May 2026 notice (SEC/PN/VAT/2026-03) mandates WEB API-based real-time invoice transmission to RAMIS. No accounting software in Sri Lanka has built this yet — HelloBooks is building it first.
On the roadmap
- RAMIS WEB API e-invoicing — IRD Notice SEC/PN/VAT/2026-03 mandates real-time invoice transmission to IRD's RAMIS system; Phase 2 covers all VAT-registered businesses by end of 2026
- Direct IRD eFiling submission — current VAT return is compute-only (you transcribe box values to ird.gov.lk eFiling portal); direct API submission pending IRD public API availability
- APIT payroll module — Advance Personal Income Tax withholding, EPF (employee 8% / employer 12%), ETF (employer 3%)
- IRD-approved accounting software status
Start your Sri Lanka books today
Free 14-day trial. No credit card. LKR chart of accounts seeded on signup — your first quarterly VAT return is one click away.