Gazette 2481/22 · applies from 1 October 2026

Tax invoices in the Gazette format, straight from your books.

Connect Xero, QuickBooks, Zoho Books or Odoo, or upload a spreadsheet. TaxFlow checks every invoice, gives it the next serial number and lays out both TINs and 18% VAT the way the Gazette asks.

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1of 6 Gazette fields filled
Lotus Lane Designs
Syncing from Xero

Tax invoice no.

Issued on download

Date of invoice

10/05/2026

Supplier's TIN

_________

Lotus Lane Designs (Pvt) Ltd

Purchaser's TIN

_________

Kelani Spice Traders

DescriptionQtyAmount (Rs)
Total value of supply0.00
VAT amount (18%)0.00
Total amount including VAT0.00

Sample with fictional businesses and TINs.

01 / 05

Connect once.

Sign in with Xero, QuickBooks or Zoho Books, add Odoo or a Google Sheet, or upload a spreadsheet. TaxFlow reads your invoices and customers; nothing to retype.

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Company

Lotus Lane Designs

TIN 123456789

02 / 05

Your invoices, synced.

Every invoice appears in one list with the customer, date and amount straight from your books.

Invoices

Synced from Xero

Blue Lagoon Tours

INV-0043 · 10/01/2026

Rs 84,500.00

Hill Country Tea Co.

INV-0044 · 10/02/2026

Rs 126,000.00

Galle Fort Crafts

INV-0045 · 10/03/2026

Rs 42,750.00

Coral Reef Designs

INV-0046 · 10/04/2026

Rs 310,200.00

Kelani Spice Traders

INV-0047 · 10/05/2026

Rs 199,999.50

Sample data.

03 / 05

Checked before you issue.

TaxFlow checks the fields the Gazette asks for, and tells you exactly what is missing, such as a purchaser TIN.

Before you issue

Kelani Spice Traders · INV-0047

  • Supplier TIN on file
  • Invoice and supply dates
  • Line values and 18% VAT
  • Serial ready to issue
  • Purchaser TIN missingAdd TIN

04 / 05

Issued, numbered, locked.

Each tax invoice gets the next serial in the YYMMM_QQQQ_XXXXX format, locked for good, with an original and a duplicate.

Serial register

Branch MAIN
26OCT_MAIN_00045
26OCT_MAIN_00046
issuing
ORIGINALOriginal, for your buyer
DUPLICATEDuplicate, for your records

05 / 05

Every client, one register.

Accounting firms run the same flow for every client, with staff seeing only the clients they handle.

All clients, October

0 of 5 done
Blue Lagoon ToursPending
Hill Country Tea Co.Pending
Galle Fort CraftsPending
Coral Reef DesignsPending
Sigiriya StaysPending

Sample practice view.

What changed

Every VAT tax invoice now follows one layout.

Gazette Extraordinary No. 2481/22 sets the fields, their order and their format. Here is each one, and where TaxFlow gets it from.

"TAX INVOICE" titlePrinted on every invoice, in the right place
Supplier's TIN, name and addressYour company settings, entered once
Purchaser's TIN, name and addressThe customer in your books, corrected in TaxFlow if needed
Serial number YYMMM_QQQQ_XXXXXIssued and locked by TaxFlow, in order
Invoice and supply dates, MM/DD/YYYYThe invoice dates in your books
Value, VAT and total in LKR, 2 decimalsCalculated from your invoice lines

Source: Gazette Extraordinary No. 2481/22, Inland Revenue Department of Sri Lanka. The start date was moved to 1 October 2026 by a later Gazette; confirm the latest notice with the IRD.

Features

Built for Sri Lankan VAT invoices, and nothing else.

TaxFlow does one job: turning the invoices you already have into correct tax invoices.

Serial numbers that stay in order

TaxFlow issues each YYMMM_QQQQ_XXXXX serial and locks it, per branch. No gaps, no duplicates.

TINs from your contacts

Supplier and purchaser TINs come from your settings and contacts. Missing a purchaser's TIN? We flag it before you issue.

VAT to the cent

Value, 18% VAT and total are worked out from your invoice lines and shown in LKR to two decimals.

Original and duplicate

Print the original for your buyer and a duplicate for your files, both from the same issued record.

Every invoice on record

Find, re-print or send any tax invoice, credit note or debit note you have issued, whenever your auditor asks.

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TaxFlow only reads your books. Access tokens and bank details are encrypted with AES-256. Disconnect any time.

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Every client’s tax invoices, in one register.

Connect each client's Xero or QuickBooks once. Issue, check and archive tax invoices for all of them.

  • Each client keeps its own TIN, logo, bank details and serial sequence
  • Connect several Xero organisations in one sign-in
  • A needs-attention list: missing TINs, expired connections, invoices to fix
  • Staff access by client, and a white-label portal for your clients
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All clients, October

0 of 5 done
Blue Lagoon ToursPending
Hill Country Tea Co.Pending
Galle Fort CraftsPending
Coral Reef DesignsPending
Sigiriya StaysPending

Sample practice view.

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  • 2 customers, 5 tax invoices each per month
  • Xero, QuickBooks or spreadsheet upload
  • Gazette checks, original and duplicate
  • "Prepared with TaxFlow" footer line
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Questions

What people ask before they start.

TaxFlow lays out every tax invoice to the fields and format in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2481/22 and checks each one before it is issued. The details on it, such as TINs and amounts, come from your own books, so you stay responsible for them. We suggest your accountant looks over your first few invoices.

The Gazette 2481/22 layout applies to VAT tax invoices from 1 October 2026, after the start date was moved by a later Gazette. Check the latest notice from the Inland Revenue Department or ask your tax advisor.

No. TaxFlow also works with Zoho Books, Odoo and Google Sheets on Pro, and anyone can upload a CSV or Excel file using our template.

No. TaxFlow only reads your invoices and customers. If you correct a customer TIN or address in TaxFlow, the correction is kept in TaxFlow and your books stay as they are.

Connections use each provider’s official sign-in with read-only access. Access tokens and bank details are encrypted with AES-256, and you can turn on two-step verification. Business and Practice plans also keep an audit log of every action. We never sell your data.

Yes, on the Business plan. You connect your own WhatsApp Business number, and TaxFlow sends the PDF with your approved message template, plus payment reminders if you want them.

Everything you have issued stays available to view and re-print. To issue more tax invoices that month, upgrade to Pro, or wait for the next month.

Yes. On Pro and Business you can invite your accountant to your company. Accounting firms can also use a Practice workspace to manage all their clients, with a branded portal where clients download their invoices.

Plans are billed in rupees through PayHere, monthly or yearly (Practice is billed monthly for active clients). You can cancel any time from Plan and billing, and your plan stays active until the end of the period you paid for.

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