TaxWise
For freelancers

Foreign clients, mixed currencies, real expenses. Filed cleanly.

Designers, developers, writers, photographers, consultants. If your income arrives in multiple currencies from multiple sources, TaxWise reconciles it into one IIT return.

Why freelance tax is hard

Four sources of confusion. All solvable.

Mixed currencies

USD from Upwork, GBP from a UK studio, LKR from local clients. Each settles on a different day at a different rate.

No PAYE safety net

Nothing was withheld. You owe the full amount in installments, and most freelancers don't realise installments exist until they're late.

Allowable expenses

Internet, co-working, the laptop, training, the half-room you use as an office. The Act allows them; you need to substantiate them.

Double tax exposure

A US client may withhold tax. Sri Lanka has a treaty, but only if you claim the credit on the right schedule.

The four-plus-one schedule

Five dates that define your tax year.

TaxWise estimates each installment from your live earnings.

Apr 15
Q1 instalment
25% of estimated annual liability
Aug 15
Q2 instalment
Re-estimated based on H1 actuals
Nov 15
Q3 instalment
Pre-Diwali; nine-month reconciliation
Feb 15
Q4 instalment
Final installment; settle estimate vs. actual
Nov 30
Annual return
File the full return for Y/A 2025/2026
Allowable expenses

The ledger you should be keeping.

TaxWise builds it from your transactions, with §11 substantiation logic.

ExpenseTypical valueTreatment
Co-working deskRs. 18,000/moFully deductible if used wholly for work
Laptop (declared as asset)Rs. 425,000Capital allowance: 33% × 3 years
Internet (home + mobile)Rs. 9,200/moApportioned: 60% work / 40% personal
Software subscriptionsRs. 14,500/moFigma, Notion, Cursor, substantiated by invoice
Training & coursesRs. 92,000/yrIf directly related to current freelance work
Travel to client meetingsRs. 28,400/yrLocal mileage at IRD-prescribed rate

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