If you’re an employee, business owner, or self-employed taxpayer in Sri Lanka, you may need to visit your regional IRD (Inland Revenue Department) office for registration, queries, or document submission. This guide will show you exactly how to find your relevant IRD office, step by step.

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🔍 Step 1: Understand Why You Need the Right IRD Office

The IRD has regional and district offices across Sri Lanka. Choosing the correct one is important for:

• TIN (Taxpayer Identification Number) registration
• Submitting tax returns (for business or individual)
• Clarifying tax obligations
• PAYE and VAT registration

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🗺️ Step 2: Use the Official IRD Website

Visit the IRD website and follow these steps:

1. Go to “Contact Us” or “Regional Offices” section.
2. Choose your district or province.
3. The site will show:
   • Office name
   • Address
   • Phone number
   • Officer in charge

🧭 Tip: You can also call the IRD hotline +94 11 2135000 to confirm the correct office.

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📍 Step 3: Know the Regional IRD Offices

Income tax, ESC and NBT of ​persons other than companies are being dealt with the metropolitan and regional offices. Such offices are divided into thr​ee zones for administrative purposes.

• Zone I – Metro Corporate Employees Unit (Unit 1, 2 & 3), High Net worth Non-Corporate Unit, Colombo Metro Units (Colombo City, Colombo Ce​ntral, Colombo South, Maharagama West & Maharagama East)
• Zone II – Badulla, Galle, K​al​utara, Matara, Nuwara Eliya & Ratnapura Regional Offices
• Zone III – Anuradhapura, Gampaha, Batticaloa, Jaffna, Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala, Dambulla & Negombo Regional Offices

The main activities of above Offices

• Monitoring compliance
• Advisory and Assistance Services
• Issuing and Collection of Returns & paying slips.
• Issuance of tax clearance certificates and other confirmations on request.
• Organizing of Tax awareness programmes.
• Recommendation for Tax Resident Certificates, Privilege Card system and Concessionary Rate car permit.

Location of the Offices

• Metro Corporate Employees Unit (Unit 1, 2 & 3)
  No. 100, Wekanda Road, Nawam M​awatha, Colombo 02
• High Net worth Non-Corporate Unit
  6^th Floor, Inland Revenue Department, Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 02
• Colombo South, Colombo city, Colombo Central
  No. 80, Jawatte Rd. Colombo 05
• Maharagama East & Maharagama West
  533, High Level Rd. Wijerama Junction, Gangodawila, Nugegoda.
• Badulla
  No. 17, Udayaraja Mawatha, Badulla
• Galle
  No. 7/4, Wakwella Road, Galle
• Kalutara
  No. 195/4, Galle Road, Kalutara
• Matara
  No. 15, Gunawardana Mawatha, Pallimulla Matara
• Nuwara Eliya
  No. 100. Badulla Rd, Nuwaraeliya
• Ratnapura
  No. 223, Kudugalwatta, Ratnapura
• Anuradhapura
  Bank Place, New Town Anuradhapura
• Gampaha
  07^th Floor, “Laksiyane Mandiraya”, Colombo Road, Gampaha
• Batticaloa
  275, Boundary Road, Batticaloa
• Jaffna
  No. 711, K.K.S. Road, Jaffna
• Kandy
  No. 06, Dharmaraja Mawatha, Kandy
• Kegalle
  No. 480, Meepitiya, Kegalle
• Kurunegala
  No. 42, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Kurunegala
• Dambulla
  No. 704, Anuradhapura Road, Dambulla
• Negombo
  No. 02, Main Street, Negambo

Contact ​Details

Regional Office	Phone Nos. of CIRs	e-Mail
Metro Corporate Employees Unit (Unit 1,2 & 3)	011 230 22​49 ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​	m06@ird.gov.lk
High Net Worth Non Corporate Unit	011 213 4651	hnw@ird.gov.lk​​​​
Colombo City	011 250​​ 4390	colombocity@ird.gov.lk
Colombo South	011 250 2564	colombosouth@ird.gov.lk
Colombo Central	011 250 5274	colombocentral@ird.gov.lk
Maharagama East	011 280 2433	maharagamaeast@ird.gov.lk
Maharagama West	011 280 3125	maharagamawest@ird.gov.lk
Badulla	055 222 2490	badulla@ird.gov.lk
Galle	091 222 2504	galle@ird.gov.lk
Kalutara	034 222 2216	kalutara@ird.gov.lk
Matara	041 222 2933	matara@ird.gov.lk
Nuwara Eliya	052 222 2520	nuwaraeliya@ird.gov.lk
Ratnapura	045 222 2040	ratnapura@ird.gov.lk
Anuradhapura	025 223 5512	anuradhapura@ird.gov.lk
Gampaha	033 223 4246	gampaha@ird.gov.lk
Batticaloa	065 222 2087	batticaloa@ird.gov.lk
Jaffna	021 221 7333021 222 2076	jaffna@ird.gov.lk
Kandy	081 222 3526	kandy@ird.gov.lk
Kegalle	035 222 2493	kegalle@ird.gov.lk
Kurunegala	037 222 2798	kurunegala@ird.gov.lk
Dambulla	066 228 3655	dambulla@ird.gov.lk
Negombo	031 222 2124	negombo@ird.gov.lk​

Here’s a quick list of some major IRD regional offices in Sri Lanka:

✅ Keep your NIC number, business registration, or company TIN handy before visiting or calling.

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💻 Step 4: Use Google Maps to Locate Your IRD Office

To make it even easier:

• Go to Google Maps
• Type: "IRD Office near [Your City] Sri Lanka"
• Click the correct result and follow directions

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🧾 Bonus Tip: Calculate Your Taxes Before Visiting

Before you go, use our free tax calculator to check your income tax or PAYE liability. It’s accurate and updated for 2025 tax rules in Sri Lanka.

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🔚 Conclusion

Whether you’re registering your TIN or resolving a tax issue, visiting the correct IRD regional office is crucial. Use this guide to make the process fast and stress-free. Bookmark this page or share it with others who need help with Sri Lanka tax matters.

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