Online Rummy Games Played Are Not Taxable As ‘Betting’ And ‘Gambling: Karnataka High Court Quashes GST Intimation Notice Demanding Rs. 21,000 Crores Against Gameskraft
1 year, 10 months ago

Online Rummy Games Played Are Not Taxable As ‘Betting’ And ‘Gambling: Karnataka High Court Quashes GST Intimation Notice Demanding Rs. 21,000 Crores Against Gameskraft

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the GST Intimation Notice to the tune of Rs 21,000 crore and held that online/electronic/digital Rummy games and other Online/Electronic/Digital games played on Gameskraft’s platforms are not taxable as "betting" and "gambling".The bench of Justice S.R. The Karnataka High Court has quashed the GST Intimation Notice to the tune of Rs 21,000 crore and held that online/electronic/digital Rummy games and other Online/Electronic/Digital games played on Gameskraft’s platforms are not taxable as "betting" and "gambling". The issue raised was whether offline or online games such as Rummy, which are mainly based on skill and not on chance, whether played with or without stakes, are tantamount to "gambling or betting," as contemplated in Entry 6 of Schedule III of the Goods and Services Act, 2017. Therefore, the terms "betting" and "gambling" appearing in Entry 6 of Schedule III of the CGST Act do not and cannot include games of skill within their ambit.

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Online gaming: One nation, one law may blaze a way out of the maze
1 month ago

Online gaming: One nation, one law may blaze a way out of the maze

Live Mint  

The Centre plans to bring India's online gaming companies under a single regulatory framework, eliminating the patchwork of state-level laws that currently governs the sector, two people aware of the development said. A unified law would be a relief for online gaming companies operating across states but face varying rules and regulations. Larger investments would add a further fillip to …

Supreme Court Stays GST Showcause Notices Against Online Gaming Companies
2 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Stays GST Showcause Notices Against Online Gaming Companies

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the showcause notices issued by GST authorities to online gaming companies and casinos over alleged tax evasion. Last year, the Supreme Court had transferred to itself petitions pending in High Courts challenging the imposition of 28% Goods and Services Tax on online gaming companies. In a brief hearing held in January 2024, Senior Advocate …

GST on gaming companies: SC stays GST notices worth over ₹1 lakh crore against online gaming firms for tax fraud
2 months, 1 week ago

GST on gaming companies: SC stays GST notices worth over ₹1 lakh crore against online gaming firms for tax fraud

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the operation of showcause notices of ₹1.12 lakh crore issued under the Goods and Services Tax proceedings against online gaming companies. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan passed the order in separate petitions filed by 49 online gaming companies. Last year, the top court had transferred to itself 27 writ petitions, …

Supreme Court stays GST tax notices seeking ₹1.5 trillion from online gaming companies till final ruling
2 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court stays GST tax notices seeking ₹1.5 trillion from online gaming companies till final ruling

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed all tax notices issued by the revenue department to online gaming companies, estimated at more than ₹1.5 trillion, on pleas by both parties and scheduled a hearing on the matter for 18 March. For example, notices issued by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence to online gaming companies related to FY18 will expire on …

Supreme Court gives big relief for online gaming sector. Details here
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2 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court gives big relief for online gaming sector. Details here

India Today  

In a significant turn of events, the Supreme Court has stayed show-cause notices for goods and services tax worth a staggering Rs 1.12 lakh crore issued to online gaming companies. RELIEF FOR GAMING SECTOR AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT The stay has been welcomed by both online gaming companies and the revenue department, albeit for different reasons. INDUSTRY AWAITS LEGAL CLARITY Abhishek …

DGGI can now send takedown orders against online money gaming apps evading GST
2 months, 2 weeks ago

DGGI can now send takedown orders against online money gaming apps evading GST

Hindustan Times  

An officer from the Directorate General of GST Intelligence headquarters can now send takedown notices to intermediaries to block online money gaming apps and websites that evade Goods and Services Tax under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, the government said in a notification on Monday. “In pursuance of clause of sub-section of section 79 of the Information Technology …

28 per cent GST on gaming firms sparks industry-wide disruptions: Report
9 months ago

28 per cent GST on gaming firms sparks industry-wide disruptions: Report

India TV News  

28 per cent GST on gaming firms sparks industry-wide disruptions: Report The recent imposition of a 28per cent of GST on skill-based online gaming has sent shockwaves through the industry. The 28 per cent GST on skill-based online games has triggered a cascade of reverbation, which will include the funding constraints, and will reduce the growth trajectories, job losses, and …

GST council postpones review of 28% levy on online gaming; likely to be taken up after Lok Sabha elections 2024
1 year ago

GST council postpones review of 28% levy on online gaming; likely to be taken up after Lok Sabha elections 2024

Live Mint  

The Goods and Services Tax council on Tuesday postponed the review of the 28% levy imposed on the proceeds from online gaming, news platform NDTV Profit reported. The 28% tax on online gaming was implemented on October 1, 2023, and was scheduled to be reviewed after six months, but the people with knowledge of the matter have informed that this …

Decoding India's Online Gaming Landscape: Skill, Chance, and Regulation
1 year ago

Decoding India's Online Gaming Landscape: Skill, Chance, and Regulation

The Quint  

In recent years, India has witnessed an unprecedented surge in online gaming, transforming it into a thriving industry with immense economic potential. One of the key aspects shaping the online gaming regulatory landscape in India is the distinction between games of skill and games of chance. Real Money Gaming stands out as the dominant model, driving a substantial portion of …

Online Gaming Industry Complies With New GST Law But Retro Tax Still A Threat
1 year ago

Online Gaming Industry Complies With New GST Law But Retro Tax Still A Threat

The Quint  

The Indian fantasy sports industry, once a burgeoning sector, now finds itself in choppy waters. The Government of India's decision to levy a 28% GST on total deposits, as opposed to the previous 18% on gross gaming revenue, has dealt a severe blow to RMG companies. However, the Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence has thrown another curveball …

Karnataka to come out with legislation to curb cricket betting and online gaming, says Home Minister Parameshwara
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka to come out with legislation to curb cricket betting and online gaming, says Home Minister Parameshwara

The Hindu  

The Karnataka government on Tuesday announced that it would come out with a new legislation to curb cricket betting and online gaming. Replying to concerns raised by members across party affiliations in the Assembly about the serious impact of betting and online gaming on youth, Home Minister G. Parameshwara said, “Soon we will bring out a new legislation to prevent …

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 6 To November 12, 2023
1 year, 4 months ago

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 6 To November 12, 2023

Live Law  

A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court Citations: 2023 LiveLaw 339 To 2023 LiveLaw 349 NOMINAL INDEX Ramar v State, 2023 LiveLaw 339 Venu Srinivasan v Rangarajan Narasimhan, 2023 LiveLaw 340 The Secretary v Elephant G Rajendran and others, 2023 LiveLaw 341 M.Kalpana v The Secretary, 2023 LiveLaw 342 Mrs Nirosha v Principal Secretary to Government, …

Online gaming taxation: Look for a practical way out
1 year, 4 months ago

Online gaming taxation: Look for a practical way out

Live Mint  

India is one of the world’s largest markets for online gaming, with thousands of jobs and millions of users. Its taxation slab as well as liability valuation mechanism were changed, and it faces a looming spectre of retrospective taxation—or call it tax arrears—that has seen it go from being a ‘sunrise sector’ to one whose survival is under a cloud. …

Online gaming companies get ₹1 lakh crore GST show cause notices so far
1 year, 4 months ago

Online gaming companies get ₹1 lakh crore GST show cause notices so far

The Hindu  

GST authorities have issued show cause notices worth ₹1 lakh crore to online gaming companies for tax evasion so far, a senior official said on October 25. The government has amended the GST law, making it mandatory for overseas online gaming companies to register in India from October 1. "Online gaming companies served notices worth about ₹1 lakh crore by …

Gaming, gambling firms sent notices for ₹1 trillion GST dues
1 year, 4 months ago

Gaming, gambling firms sent notices for ₹1 trillion GST dues

Live Mint  

Online gaming platforms and casinos have been sent show-cause notices to reclaim over ₹1 trillion in goods and services tax, but the recovery of the amount will depend on what the Supreme Court decides on the dispute, a government official said on Wednesday. Ltd, which secured a favourable order from the Karnataka high court in May on the levy of …

Why Dream11 filed a suit challenging India’s tax demands? | Explained
1 year, 5 months ago

Why Dream11 filed a suit challenging India’s tax demands? | Explained

The Hindu  

The Story So Far: On September 12, tax authorities issued notices giving Dream11 30 days to explain why it should not be required to pay a shortfall of 2.1 billion rupees for 2017-18 and 10 billion rupees for 2018-19, along with interest and penalties. ‌The central issue in this dispute revolves around whether Dream11’s gaming platform should be classified as …

All states for 28% GST on online money gaming effective from 1 Oct: Revenue Secy
1 year, 5 months ago

All states for 28% GST on online money gaming effective from 1 Oct: Revenue Secy

Live Mint  

New Delhi: As of now 18 states have passed legislative changes to implement the 28% Goods and Services Tax on online gaming, horse racing and casinos and all the remaining states have agreed to make the necessary changes which will have effect from 1 October, Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra said at a briefing. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters that …

New tax rate on online money games kicks in
1 year, 5 months ago

New tax rate on online money games kicks in

Live Mint  

The new Goods and Services Tax regime of 28% tax on online money games, casinos and horse racing has kicked in from Sunday with Union government issuing orders on norms to be followed covering taxes to be collected by Centre and the Union Territories. The new regime kicks in amid intense litigation around the regime that existed till today with …

Online gaming companies to collect 28% on full bet value, offshore platforms to be GST registered from October 1
1 year, 5 months ago

Online gaming companies to collect 28% on full bet value, offshore platforms to be GST registered from October 1

The Hindu  

From October 1, online gaming companies will charge 28% GST on full value of bets, while offshore platforms too would be required to have GST registration to operate in India. In its meetings in July and August, the GST Council, comprising finance ministers of Centre and states, had approved amendments to the law to include online gaming, casinos and horse …

Review of GST on online gaming, casinos likely next fiscal
1 year, 5 months ago

Review of GST on online gaming, casinos likely next fiscal

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Goods and Services Tax Council may review implementation-related issues pertaining to levying 28% GST on the face value of online gaming and casinos by the first quarter of next financial year, two officials said adding that some of these firms have approached various courts over their accumulated tax dues since 2017, and that the law will take …

Nearly A Dozen Online Real-Money Gaming Companies Slapped With Rs 55 Cr Tax Notices: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Nearly A Dozen Online Real-Money Gaming Companies Slapped With Rs 55 Cr Tax Notices: Report

ABP News  

Approximately 12 online real money gaming companies are facing pre-show cause notices from the Directorate General of GST Intelligence regarding their tax liabilities amounting to Rs 55,000 crore, as reported by the Economic Times. In 2022, Gameskraft Technology, an online gaming company based in Bengaluru, was served a tax notice amounting to Rs 21,000 crore, marking the largest such claim …

Evolving Legal Framework Of Online Skill-Based And Chance-Based Games
1 year, 6 months ago

Evolving Legal Framework Of Online Skill-Based And Chance-Based Games

Live Law  

In the realm of Indian law, a pivotal distinction exists between "Game of Skills" and "Game of Chance." Several Indian States, including Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, and Assam, adopted a strict stance, barring all involvement in real-money games of skill and chance. The Meghalaya and Nagaland legislations define "game of skill", as games where there is preponderance of …

Only intention of online gaming companies is to make money through inducements and addiction, Tamil Nadu govt. tells Madras High Court
1 year, 7 months ago

Only intention of online gaming companies is to make money through inducements and addiction, Tamil Nadu govt. tells Madras High Court

The Hindu  

The argument related to rummy and poker being games of skill and not games of chance can at best be raised by players and not the online gaming companies whose only intention is to make money through inducements and consequent addiction, the State government argued before the Madras High Court on Monday. Should not the State be worried about this?” …

Mint Explainer: What do GST law amendments say?
1 year, 7 months ago

Mint Explainer: What do GST law amendments say?

Live Mint  

The Parliament on Friday approved legislative changes for implementing the Goods and Services Tax Council’s proposal to levy a 28% tax on the full value of deposits made by individuals to online gaming platforms, casinos, and horse racing clubs. After nearly three years of deliberations, the GST Council last month decided to ensure that ‘the chance to win’, or in …

Parliament clears 28% GST on online gaming, casinos
1 year, 7 months ago

Parliament clears 28% GST on online gaming, casinos

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Parliament has approved the necessary legislative modifications for implementing the Goods and Services Tax Council’s proposal to levy a 28% tax on the full value of deposits made by individuals to online gaming platforms, casinos, and horse racing clubs. A simplified but mandatory GST registration for overseas platforms offering online money gaming services to Indian consumers, and …

Parliament clears 28% GST on online gaming, casinos, horse racing clubs
1 year, 7 months ago

Parliament clears 28% GST on online gaming, casinos, horse racing clubs

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Parliament on Friday approved legislative changes required to implement the Goods and Services Tax Council's decision to ensure that 28% tax is paid on the full value of deposits made by players to online gaming platforms, horse racing clubs and to casinos from 1 October. In the case of online gaming platforms, 28% GST applies only where wagering …

Parliament paves way for 28% GST on online gaming
1 year, 7 months ago

Parliament paves way for 28% GST on online gaming

The Hindu  

The Parliament on Friday cleared amendments to the Goods and Services Tax laws to facilitate the levy of 28% GST on the face value of all bets made in casinos, horse-racing and online gaming. Approved by the GST Council earlier this month, the legislative changes, moved through the Integrated GST Bill, 2023 and The Central GST Bill, 2023, include a …

Central GST (Amendment) Bill To Be Tabled To Include 28% GST On Online Gaming, Casinos, Horse Race Clubs
1 year, 7 months ago

Central GST (Amendment) Bill To Be Tabled To Include 28% GST On Online Gaming, Casinos, Horse Race Clubs

Live Law  

The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will introduce the Central Goods and Services Tax Bill, 2023.The Goods and Services Tax will be levied at a rate of 28% on online gaming, gambling, and horse racing under legislation that the Centre plans to introduce in the Lok Sabha.Online gaming, online gambling for money, virtual digital assets used to purchase online games,. …

Bengaluru-based MPL to lay off 350 employees
1 year, 7 months ago

Bengaluru-based MPL to lay off 350 employees

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru-based skill gaming company Mobile Premier League is set to lay off 350 people from its workforce, according to the mail sent by the company to its employees. In July, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi said that the GST council has decided to levy 28% GST on online gaming, horse racing and casinos at full value. Karnataka …

28% GST on online gaming: How will new tax work for players and companies
1 year, 7 months ago

28% GST on online gaming: How will new tax work for players and companies

Business Standard  

The Goods and Services Tax Council, in its 51st meeting on August 2, 2023, decided to stick to its earlier decision to impose a 28 per cent tax on the full face value of the bets placed on online gaming, casinos and horse-trading. Earlier tax norms for the online gaming industry Before the GST Council's decision, the online gaming industry …

Taxing Online Gaming Will Not Legalise Them In States Which Banned Them: Revenue Secretary
1 year, 7 months ago

Taxing Online Gaming Will Not Legalise Them In States Which Banned Them: Revenue Secretary

ABP News  

Revenue Secretary, Sanjay Malhotra, as per ANI, said, "Betting is already liable to GST today and it does not make it legal.Betting and gambling are illegal and liable to tax. Taxing online gaming will not result in legalising online games in those states which have banned them." pic.twitter.com/e0wq1EZH9C — ANI August 2, 2023 On Wednesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired …

GST Council sticks to its guns, imposes 28% tax on online gaming
1 year, 7 months ago

GST Council sticks to its guns, imposes 28% tax on online gaming

The Hindu  

The GST Council on August 2 blinked a little on technicalities and kept the door open for a review down the road, but stuck to its earlier decision to impose a 28% levy on the full face value of bets placed on online gaming, casinos and horse racing, with an eye on implementing it from October 1. Tamil Nadu Finance …

GST council meet: 28% tax on online gaming effective from Oct 1, announces FM
1 year, 7 months ago

GST council meet: 28% tax on online gaming effective from Oct 1, announces FM

Hindustan Times  

28% tax on online gaming to become effective from October 1, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Wednesday. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Union MoS for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra during the 51st Goods and Services Tax Council Meeting. The finance minister said Delhi finance minister opposed the levy of the tax on online gaming …

GST Council Keeps 28% Tax on Online Gaming, To Be Effective From Oct 1, Review After 6 Months
1 year, 7 months ago

GST Council Keeps 28% Tax on Online Gaming, To Be Effective From Oct 1, Review After 6 Months

News 18  

GST Council Meeting on Online Gaming: The 51st GST Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Wednesday decided to keep the 28 per cent tax on online gaming, casino and horse racing, and discussed the modalities to implement it. Addressing media after the Council meeting, Sitharaman said the 28 per cent GST on online gaming is expected to …

28 per cent tax on online gaming to be implemented from October 1: Nirmala Sitharaman
1 year, 7 months ago

28 per cent tax on online gaming to be implemented from October 1: Nirmala Sitharaman

India TV News  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that a 28 per cent tax on online gaming will come into effect from October 1, 2023. She said that the decision to levy the stipulated tax on the full face value of bets placed on online games will be implemented from October 1 despite calls from states like Goa and Delhi. …

Video-gaming firms write to PMO seeking distinction from real-money gaming industry
1 year, 7 months ago

Video-gaming firms write to PMO seeking distinction from real-money gaming industry

The Hindu  

As many as 45 video game companies in India on July 26, 2023, wrote to the Prime Minister’s Office and to the Ministries of Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology, seeking to put distance between themselves and the real-money gaming industry, amid the ‘widespread confusion’ caused by the latter being referred to as ‘online gaming’. “‘Online Games’ is …

Investors tell PM 28% GST on online gaming can imperil plans to invest $4bn
1 year, 7 months ago

Investors tell PM 28% GST on online gaming can imperil plans to invest $4bn

The Hindu  

Top investors in India’s gaming sector have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting a review of the implementation of the GST Council’s recent decision to levy a 28% tax on the full value of bets placed by users, terming it the world’s most onerous regime that could wipe out $2.5 billion of existing investments and more than 50,000 high-skilled …

Online Gaming GST Tax Rajeev Chandrasekhar MeitY Approach Council Once Sustainable Framework Is Established
1 year, 8 months ago

Online Gaming GST Tax Rajeev Chandrasekhar MeitY Approach Council Once Sustainable Framework Is Established

ABP News  

Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced at an event that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, responsible for regulating online gaming, plans to approach the GST Council to reconsider the decision to impose a 28 per cent tax on online gaming. In a recent tweet, Chandrasekhar acknowledged the evolving nature of the regulatory framework for online gaming, emphasising the …

Online Gaming GST Tax 28 percent game skill luck impact player win exempt game esports
1 year, 8 months ago

Online Gaming GST Tax 28 percent game skill luck impact player win exempt game esports

ABP News  

Last week, the Goods and Services Tax Council unveiled its decision to impose a 28 per cent tax on online gaming, casinos, and horse racing, based on the full face value. Chilana: The GST Council has taken a decision that the online gaming industry is liable to pay GST not only on the platform fee charged by companies but on …

Explained | Will 28% GST on online gaming affect its growth?
1 year, 8 months ago

Explained | Will 28% GST on online gaming affect its growth?

The Hindu  

The story so far: At the recently concluded 50th GST Council meeting, it was decided that online gaming would be taxed at 28% on the full-face value of the placed bets. Malay Kumar Shukla, secretary at the industry body E-Gaming Federation, termed the decision “extremely unfortunate”, saying “a tax burden where taxes exceed revenues will not only make the online …

Online Gaming GST Council 28 percent Nirmala Sitharaman India Industry Reaction Ashneer Grover Twitter
1 year, 8 months ago

Online Gaming GST Council 28 percent Nirmala Sitharaman India Industry Reaction Ashneer Grover Twitter

ABP News  

During its 50th meeting on Tuesday, the Goods and Services Tax Council announced a 28 per cent tax for online gaming, casinos, and horse racing, for full face value. Therefore they will be taxable on full face value at 28 per cent.” Online Gaming GST: How The Industry Is Reacting The country’s gaming industry didn’t take the GST announcement in …

T.N. underlines ban on online games in GST council meeting
1 year, 8 months ago

T.N. underlines ban on online games in GST council meeting

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 told the GST Council that any decision by it on online games should conform to the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling Act, 2022. During the 50th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax Council chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Delhi on Tuesday, Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu urged …

’Implementation of 28% GST rate will bring challenges to online gaming industry’
1 year, 8 months ago

’Implementation of 28% GST rate will bring challenges to online gaming industry’

Live Mint  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the GST Council has decided to impose 28% tax on the turnover of online gaming, horse racing and casinos on full face value. The tax on online gaming companies would be imposed without making any differentiation based on whether the games required skill or were based on chance. E-Gaming Federation, whose members …

‘Time for startup founders to enter politics’: Ashneer criticises 28% GST on online gaming
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Time for startup founders to enter politics’: Ashneer criticises 28% GST on online gaming

Hindustan Times  

BharatPe founder Ashneer Grover strongly criticised the recent decision of the Goods and Services Tax Council to impose a 28% GST on online gaming at the full value. He continued, “Time for startups Founders to enter politics and be represented - or this is going to be spate industry after industry.” Ashneer Grover on 28% GST on online gaming. 28% …

Real money gaming industry reacts with shock to GST on deposits
1 year, 8 months ago

Real money gaming industry reacts with shock to GST on deposits

The Hindu  

The real money gaming industry, which comprises fantasy gaming apps, poker and rummy apps, and other such services where players can risk money for winnings, denounced the GST Council’s decision on Tuesday to tax players’ entire deposits as opposed to the commission charged by the firms. “We believe this decision by the GST Council is unconstitutional, irrational, and egregious,” Roland …

28% GST on online gaming, horse racing, casinos on full face value. Explained
1 year, 8 months ago

28% GST on online gaming, horse racing, casinos on full face value. Explained

Hindustan Times  

The Goods and Services Tax Council decided to levy 28% GST on online gaming, horse racing and casinos at full value, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said after the conclusion of the council's 50th meet in New Delhi on Tuesday. Nirmala Sitharaman addressing the Press Conference after 50th GST Council meeting held today at New Delhi There were deliberations on …

‘Gamers not to be taxed as gamblers,’ EPWA on 28% GST proposal on online games
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Gamers not to be taxed as gamblers,’ EPWA on 28% GST proposal on online games

Live Mint  

Ahead of the 50th GST Council meeting, the E gamers Players Welfare Association has shared a report on the booming industry of virtual games as the Group of Ministers on Tuesday is likely to include online gaming under the ambit of 28% GST slab. Effects of 28% GST on online gaming companies: As per the EPWA survey, if policymakers increase …

Online Gaming Companies Are Providers of Service and Should be Taxed As Such
1 year, 8 months ago

Online Gaming Companies Are Providers of Service and Should be Taxed As Such

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The taxation policy on gaming has proven to be a contentious issue with the industry and the GoM taking contrarian views on what rate and value the online gaming platforms should be taxed at. However, in a recent report, it was noted that the key contention for decision making is whether the prize pool which is the “actionable claim” …

Online gambling Act is fully within the legislative competence of the State, Tamil Nadu govt. asserts before Madras High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Online gambling Act is fully within the legislative competence of the State, Tamil Nadu govt. asserts before Madras High Court

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022, is intra vires the legislative competence conferred on the State legislature by the Constitution and not ultra vires as contended by All India Gaming Federation and others, the State government has asserted before the Madras High Court. Given that the object of the Act was to …

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