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Daily transaction recording, weekly bank reconciliation, and a clean monthly trial balance. Fixed-fee from LKR 25,000/month

Your books are posted daily, reconciled weekly, and closed every month with a trial balance and plain-English summary. Cloud-first on Xero, QuickBooks, or Zoho Books. ICASL-supervised and priced by transaction volume, not per entry.

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Outsource your bookkeeping to a Colombo team that posts daily, reconciles weekly, and closes every month with a trial balance and a short owner-friendly summary.

Books are kept VAT-ready and APIT-ready from day one, so when filing time arrives, the tax desk takes a clean handover instead of doing reconstruction work at your cost.

Starting from LKR 25,000 /monthOngoing Service
Month-end reporting
Board-ready packs
Controls
IFRS and RAMIS aligned
Team model
Dedicated accountant pod
Delivery rhythm
Weekly or monthly cadence

Led by Kavindu Perera, ACA (ICASL): Head of Accounting & Compliance

Content last reviewed: June 2026

What is bookkeeping (and how is it different from accounting)?

Bookkeeping is the daily mechanics of business finance: recording every sale, purchase, receipt, and payment into your ledger; reconciling each bank and card account against the books; keeping debtor and creditor lists clean; and posting transactions with the correct VAT and chart-of-accounts codes. Accounting builds on top of bookkeeping: using those records to produce financial statements, management reports, tax returns, and business advisory.

Most Sri Lankan SMEs need bookkeeping every month, but only need full accounting at quarter-end or year-end. WinCore lets you start with bookkeeping at LKR 25,000/month and upgrade to a full accounting and management reporting engagement only when your business actually needs it.

New to bookkeeping? Read our bookkeeping basics for Sri Lankan small businesses guide, then estimate your first-quarter VAT exposure with the VAT calculator.

Need more than bookkeeping, such as month-end close, AR/AP and management reporting? See our guide to finance and accounting outsourcing in Sri Lanka.

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What's Included

What our bookkeeping service includes

Everything you need for professional service delivery with no hidden costs or surprises.

Daily Transaction Recording

Every sale, purchase, and expense posted into your ledger with the right account code and a clean audit trail.

Bank & Card Reconciliation

Weekly reconciliation of every business bank account, credit card, and merchant settlement so balances always tie out.

Sales & Purchase Ledgers

Accurate AR / AP ledgers with debtor and creditor ageing. Chase the right balances, pay the right suppliers on time.

Cloud Software Setup

Set up or migrate to Xero, QuickBooks, or Zoho Books. Chart of accounts, opening balances, bank feeds, and tax codes configured for Sri Lanka.

Receipts & Invoice Capture

Secure document upload portal. Invoices and receipts tagged to transactions for audit-ready evidence retention.

Monthly Bookkeeping Summary

A short month-end pack. Trial balance, ledger movement, and reconciliation status, so you always know where the books stand.

VAT-Ready Schedules

Books posted with the right VAT input/output codes so RAMIS submissions take hours, not days, when filing time arrives.

Fixed-Fee Pricing

Predictable monthly fee tiered by transaction volume. No per-entry charges, no surprises at month-end.

Fixed fees by volume. No per-entry billing

Three bookkeeping tiers. Starter, Growth, and Enterprise

WinCore prices bookkeeping by transaction volume and complexity, not by line item. Your monthly fee stays the same whether you have a quiet month or a busy one. Most Sri Lankan SMEs fit into one of three tiers:

  • Starter, from LKR 25,000/month. Up to ~50 transactions/month, one bank account, single-entity, no VAT registration. Ideal for early-stage Pvt Ltd companies and freelancers/consultants who have just incorporated.
  • Growth, from LKR 30,000/month. Up to ~250 transactions/month, up to three bank/card accounts, VAT-registered, monthly debtor/creditor reporting and cash-flow tracking. Ideal for growing trading and service SMEs.
  • Enterprise, from LKR 60,000/month. 250+ transactions/month, multi- entity or multi-currency, integrated VAT/APIT/EPF posting, weekly management snapshot, full audit-trail handover into our accounting and tax desks.

All tiers include cloud accounting software access (Xero / QuickBooks / Zoho Books), weekly bank reconciliation, a month-end summary pack, and a single named bookkeeper in Colombo. Pricing is reviewed annually and never silently increased mid-year.

Who actually does the work

Led by Kavindu Perera, ACA (ICASL). Supervised, not just outsourced

Every WinCore bookkeeping engagement is supervised by Kavindu Perera, ACA (ICASL), Head of Accounting & Compliance. Day-to-day posting and reconciliation is run by the Colombo bookkeeping desk, but the chart of accounts, VAT coding rules, and reconciliation policies are signed off at the ICASL-qualified level - so your books are not just "done", they are done to a standard that holds up at audit and at IRD.

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Our Process

How bookkeeping onboarding works

Our streamlined workflow keeps projects on schedule, transparent, and measurable for every stakeholder.

1

Discovery Call

We map your transaction volume, software stack, current pain points, and statutory exposure. You get a tier recommendation and quote within one business day.

30 min

2

Books Setup or Cleanup

Either we set up Xero / QuickBooks / Zoho Books for your Sri Lanka entity, or we clean up the existing ledgers. Opening balances, chart of accounts, bank feeds, VAT codes.

2-5 days

3

Monthly Bookkeeping Cycle

Daily / weekly transaction recording, bank reconciliation, and supplier/customer ledger updates. Every month closes with a short summary pack.

Daily / Monthly

4

Tax & Year-End Handover

Your books feed straight into the WinCore tax desk for VAT / APIT filing, plus year-end statutory accounts. No parallel workings, no reconstruction.

Quarterly / Annual

Key Benefits

Why businesses choose WinCore for bookkeeping

Experience the advantages of working with Sri Lanka's leading professional service provider.

  • Books close every month. No year-end reconstruction bill from your accountant
  • Fixed monthly fee from LKR 25,000/month. Priced by volume, not per entry
  • Every engagement supervised by an ICASL-qualified accountant, not just a data-entry team
  • VAT, EPF/ETF, and APIT posting codes applied from day one. Tax filing becomes a clean handover
  • You retain full owner access to your cloud accounting file. The data belongs to you
  • Monthly summary written in plain language. No accountant jargon, no decoding required
  • Reach your named Colombo bookkeeper directly on WhatsApp or email within business hours
  • Upgrade to full accounting and management reporting with 30 days notice when your business grows
Client Success Stories

What our clients say

Illustrative Sri Lanka bookkeeping cleanup engagement with reconciled Xero ledgers and trial balance
4.7 out of 5 stars
“We started with a year of unreconciled books and three different spreadsheets. Inside two months WinCore had everything in Xero, reconciled, and producing a monthly trial balance.”
Nuwan Jayasinghe
Lanka Apparel Trading (Pvt) Ltd
Signed testimonial gathered after the March 2026 bookkeeping cleanup and Xero migration review.
Verified: Apr 2, 2026
Illustrative SME bookkeeping monthly summary review with reconciled ledger and supplier ageing report
4.6 out of 5 stars
“Daily postings, weekly bank reconciliations, and a clean monthly summary. Exactly what we needed. The team is responsive on WhatsApp and the cost is very fair for SME budgets.”
Anjali Wickramasinghe
Wickrama Imports
Signed testimonial gathered after the first quarter 2026 bookkeeping engagement review.
Verified: Apr 15, 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about our service

How much does bookkeeping cost in Sri Lanka?▾
Outsourced bookkeeping in Sri Lanka typically ranges from LKR 15,000 to LKR 60,000 per month depending on transaction volume, number of bank accounts, and whether VAT registration is involved. WinCore's bookkeeping packages start at LKR 25,000/month for low-volume SMEs and scale tier-by-tier from there.
What is the difference between bookkeeping and accounting?▾
Bookkeeping is the day-to-day recording of financial transactions: sales, purchases, payments, and receipts into ledgers, plus regular bank reconciliation. Accounting takes those records and uses them to prepare management accounts, financial statements, tax computations, and decision-support analysis. Most Sri Lankan SMEs start with outsourced bookkeeping and graduate into full accounting once headcount or turnover grows.
Which bookkeeping software does WinCore support in Sri Lanka?▾
We work with Xero, QuickBooks Online, and Zoho Books most often, plus locally-popular packages like FinanceActive on request. We can set up a fresh subscription with a Sri Lanka chart of accounts and VAT codes, or take over an existing file as-is. Whichever is faster for you.
Do you handle VAT and RAMIS along with bookkeeping?▾
Bookkeeping is posted with the correct VAT input/output codes from day one, so VAT returns and RAMIS submissions become a clean handover to our tax desk rather than a reconstruction project. If your turnover crosses the VAT registration threshold (LKR 60 million a year, or LKR 15 million per quarter) mid-engagement, we flag the registration trigger before the next quarter closes.
How quickly can WinCore clean up backlogged books?▾
Most SME bookkeeping cleanups (3-12 months of unreconciled records) complete in 2-4 weeks once we have access to bank statements, sales invoices, and supplier records. We work in parallel with the live monthly cycle, so you're never paying twice. Cleanup and current-month bookkeeping run side-by-side.
Do small businesses in Sri Lanka legally need bookkeeping?▾
Yes. Under the Companies Act No. 7 of 2007, every Sri Lankan limited company must maintain accounting records that explain its transactions and disclose its financial position with reasonable accuracy. Sole proprietorships and partnerships also need bookkeeping to file accurate income tax returns under the Inland Revenue Act. Outsourced bookkeeping keeps you on the right side of both regimes from month one.
Will I have access to my own books?▾
Yes. You retain full owner / admin access to the cloud accounting file (Xero, QuickBooks, or Zoho Books). We work as users on your subscription with the appropriate permission level. You can revoke access any time, and the data belongs to you.
How is bookkeeping handed off if we switch providers?▾
Because the books live in your cloud accounting file (Xero / QuickBooks / Zoho Books) under your subscription, handover is essentially "remove our user, add the new one". The ledgers, reconciliations, and VAT history all stay intact and portable.

Bookkeeping & close

Further reading

Field-tested explainers from the WinCore team - pulled from the blog so you have the statutory context next to the service page.

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