Add stamp duty deduction to payroll

Updated May 23, 2026 1 min read Reviewed by The Payroll Success Team at Humanised

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  1. Overview
  2. Step 1
  3. Step 2
  4. What's next?:



This article is for Owners and admins who use Humanised

Overview

  • Automatically deduct stamp duty from payruns

Stamp duty is a type of tax imposed by the Department of Inland Revenue. The law dictates that for every payment that exceeds LKR 25,000 a flat rate of LKR 25 in taxes should be paid. You can calculate and deduct this tax amount automatically from your employee salaries with Humanised Payrolls. 

Step 1

Go to company settings, scroll down to find “stamp duty” settings.

Step 2

Switch on the toggle. This will automatically add a stamp duty deduction where relevant as long as the toggle is switched on.

Figure 1 – Switch on stamp duty

Figure 2 – Stamp duty in pay details

What’s next?:

Calculate Prorata in payrun

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