Built for Sri Lankan businesses

Start and manage your Sri Lankan business with less paperwork.

Company registration, tax, EPF/ETF, payroll and compliance support — handled by experts, tracked through your own dashboard.

  • Fixed, transparent pricing
  • Every document stored safely
  • Reminded before every deadline

Compliance health

Ceylon Crafts (Pvt) Ltd

On track
8/10up to date
  • Annual ReturnDue in 21 days
  • EPF · JunePaid
  • VAT Return · Q2Filed
  • Beneficial ownershipIn progress

Annual Return prepared — ready for your approval

Filed for you once you confirm · 2 min ago

Built for Sri Lankan startups, SMEs, freelancers and growing businesses

StartupsSMEsFreelancersGrowing businesses

Why StartOne

Four government offices. One dashboard.

The Registrar of Companies, Inland Revenue, the Labour Department, your company secretary — each with its own forms, fees and deadlines. StartOne puts one calm layer over all of it.

We do the paperwork

Answer plain-language questions once. Our team prepares and lodges every form with the right authority.

You see every step

Each service runs on a live timeline — from 'received' to 'filed with the Registrar' to 'certificate issued'.

Deadlines find you

Annual returns, EPF, VAT — your compliance calendar is built automatically and warns you at 30, 7 and 1 day out.

Documents stay safe

Certificates, filed forms and receipts live in your encrypted vault — not in an email thread from 2023.

Services

Everything your business needs to be official

Start with one service or hand us the whole back office — every service feeds the same dashboard, calendar and document vault.

Company Incorporation

We handle the entire eROC process — name reservation, Forms 1, 18 and 19, Articles of Association — and hand you a ready-to-operate company.

one-time, from

Rs. 35,000

Details

Business Registration

Registration of your business name with the Divisional Secretariat — the simplest way to trade formally, open a business bank account and issue proper invoices.

one-time, from

Rs. 12,000

Details

TIN Registration

We register you or your company with the Inland Revenue Department and set up your IRD e-Services access — the foundation of every other tax obligation.

one-time, from

Rs. 7,500

Details

VAT Registration

We assess whether you must register, handle the IRD application, and set you up to charge, file and reclaim VAT correctly from day one.

one-time, from

Rs. 15,000

Details

EPF/ETF Registration

Employers must register with the Labour Department within 14 days of the first hire. We prepare Form D, register your employees, and set up your monthly contribution routine.

one-time, from

Rs. 12,500

Details

Annual Returns

Every registered company must file an Annual Return with the Registrar of Companies. We prepare it, get your sign-off, file it, and store the proof — every year, on time.

from

Rs. 9,500 /yr

Details

Company Secretarial

Director changes, share transfers, address changes, beneficial ownership updates and board minutes — handled by a qualified secretary and tracked in your dashboard.

from

Rs. 6,000 /mo

Details

Payroll

Send us attendance and salary changes; we calculate pay, deductions, EPF/ETF and APIT, produce payslips, and prepare every monthly return before it's due.

from

Rs. 4,000 /mo

Details

Compliance Management

Your complete compliance calendar, built from your company's actual obligations — annual returns, EPF/ETF, VAT, income tax — with reminders before every deadline and a live compliance score.

from

Rs. 2,500 /mo

Details

Payroll Setup

One-time payroll onboarding: employee records, salary structures, EPF/ETF and APIT deduction rules configured, and a first payslip run you approve before going live.

one-time, from

Rs. 15,000

Details

How it works

Five steps, then it's handled

1

Create your account

Sign up free and tell us about your business in about three minutes.

2

Choose your service

Pick what you need — from a single registration to the full back office.

3

Upload documents

Send NICs, certificates and details securely — no photocopies, no queues.

4

Track progress

Watch every step live, including when it's with the Registrar or IRD.

5

Receive completed documents

Certificates land in your vault — and your compliance calendar updates itself.

Your dashboard

See everything. Chase nothing.

Every order, every document, every deadline — in one place you can check from your phone. No calling to ask “any update?”, no digging through email for a certificate.

  • Live status on every service — including when it's with the Registrar or IRD
  • A document vault that holds every certificate, filed form and receipt
  • Pending actions surfaced clearly when we need something from you
  • A compliance score that tells you at a glance how healthy your business is

Compliance score

92

Healthy · 2 items upcoming

Active service

VAT Registration

Filed with IRD · day 4 of ~10

We need one thing from you

Upload your Q2 turnover figures to keep VAT registration moving

Document vault

View all
  • Certificate of Incorporation.pdfCertificate
  • TIN Certificate.pdfIRD
  • Form 15 — 2025 (filed).pdfROC

Pricing

Simple plans. No hourly billing.

One-off services have fixed package prices. Ongoing compliance is one clear monthly plan — cancel anytime, your documents stay yours.

Starter

Rs. 2,500 /month

For newly registered businesses that want to stay on the right side of every deadline.

  • Compliance calendar & deadline reminders
  • Document vault for certificates & filings
  • Company record dashboard
Most popular

Growth

Rs. 9,500 /month

Compliance handled for you — secretarial cover plus your annual filings.

  • Everything in Starter
  • Named company secretary
  • Annual Return prepared & filed

Complete

Rs. 19,500 /month

The full back office: compliance, secretarial and monthly payroll in one plan.

  • Everything in Growth
  • Monthly payroll for up to 10 employees
  • EPF/ETF & APIT returns prepared

Questions

Fair questions, straight answers

Is StartOne a government service?

No. StartOne is a private service that prepares and manages your registrations and filings with the relevant authorities — the Registrar of Companies, the Inland Revenue Department and the Department of Labour — and keeps everything tracked in one dashboard for you.

How do I know what my business actually needs?

Answer a few plain-language questions when you sign up and we'll show you a free compliance snapshot: what you already have, what's missing, and what deadlines are coming. No commitment — the snapshot is yours either way.

Who does the actual work?

Real people. Our team of company secretaries and accounting professionals prepares and lodges your filings; the platform keeps you informed at every step, stores every document, and reminds you before every deadline.

What does it cost?

One-off services (like incorporation or a TIN) have fixed package prices with government fees billed at cost. Ongoing compliance is a simple monthly plan. Everything is on the pricing page — no hourly billing, no surprises.

Ready for day one?

Tell us where your business stands, and we'll show you exactly what's done, what's missing, and what's due next — free.