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

GST Council has decided to go ahead with a 28% tax on full face value of online gaming. Know here how the new rule will impact the players and the companies, and by how much will their outgo increase

Centre expects over Rs 19K cr additional revenue from e-gaming, casinos

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Small firms in online money gaming will be unable to survive high GST: AIGF

Small companies that are into online real money-based gaming will not be able to survive due to the high Goods and Services Tax of 28 per cent, industry body All India Gaming Federation said on Wednesday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced that a 28 per cent GST on the full face value of bets placed on online games will be implemented from October 1. "We believe the decision by the GST Council of valuation on deposits will severely impact the online gaming sector and result in a situation where a majority of players, including the MSMEs will no longer be able to survive in the face of the increased tax liability of 400 per cent," AIGF said in a statement. The industry body said that only established and well entrenched skill gaming companies may be able to scrape through this change by using their existing capital reserves to counter the effects of substantially increased tax liability. "However, even their revenues and valuations will significantly fall. Additionall

28% GST on online gaming stays, to be reviewed after 6 months of roll-out

The decision to impose a 28 per cent tax on the full face value of bets placed on online games will be implemented from October 1 even though there was demand for a review from states like Delhi and Goa, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday. The GST Council -- the highest decision making body of the new indirect tax regime that comprises Union finance minister and representatives of all states -- discussed the language of amendments that will be needed to enabling taxing online gaming, she said after the panel meeting. The panel had at its last meeting decided to levy a 28 per cent GST on full face value of bets placed and Wednesday's meeting was to deliberate on the tax law changes that would be required to implement it. Sitharaman said Delhi finance minister opposed the levy of the tax on online gaming while Goa and Sikkim wanted the levy on GGR (gross gaming revenue) and not on face value. Sitharaman, however, said other states ranging from Karnataka to Gujarat,

Nazara Tech jumps 5% on strong Q1 results; stock up 20% so far in 2023

In the recently concluded quarter, Nazara's revenue from operations climbed 14 per cent YoY to Rs 254.4 crore. However, a sequential decline of 12 per cent was seen from Rs 289.32 crore in Q4FY23

AIGF appeals to FinMin against repeated taxation in online skill gaming

AIGF pointed out that while certain companies across formats that offer large tournaments may scrape through, even their revenues will be substantially affected

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Game developers ask Centre for clear distinction from real money games

Since Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the plan for the tax on July 11, the online gaming industry has asked the government to review the decision

Global gaming firms running 'no GST' ads to lure Indians to their platforms

The development has come in the wake of a recent government decision that imposed a 28% GST on the full-face value of the placed bets

Here's how AI is rewriting the rules of $200 billion games industry

From San Francisco to Tokyo and Hong Kong, the plethora of companies that power the digital entertainment sphere are responding to decades of escalating costs

As repetitive taxation fears arise, gaming firms wait for clarity

Industry executives said that repetitive taxation could lead to a 50-60 per cent indirect tax burden on gamers

Know details on European Union's regulations for handheld gaming consoles

Effective from 2027, the new regulations would be applicable on range of portable electronics devices sold in EU

May go back to GST council on online gaming regulatory framework: MoS IT

Amid the online gaming industry raising concerns over the levy of 28 per cent GST, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday said the government may request the GST Council to consider the facts of new regulatory framework for the industry. The minister also mentioned that it took three years for the Council to reach a decision on online gaming. Online gaming players have expressed disappointment with the decision of the Goods and Services Tax Council to levy a 28 per cent tax on online games involving real money. The Minister of State for Electronics and IT during a CNN-News 18 Townhall programme said that the GST Council is not the government of India but it is truly a federal organisation representing state governments and the centre. "We have to also recognize that the process of creating a regulatory framework for online gaming only started in January 2023. We are only in the early stages of creating a predictable, sustainable permissible online gaming framework. So, we wi

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No review or roll-back; GST move unanimous: Revenue Secy Sanjay Malhotra

"I don't think that the demand for these vehicles is so 'elastic' that a small tax change could impact the market drastically"

Aftershocks or warning signs: Gaming firms on thin ice, slim margins

However, Dhruv Garg, a technology lawyer and head of the All India Gaming Federation, is of the view that smaller firms stand to be impacted the most

IAMAI urges GST Council to tax gaming platform fee, not full face value

The Internet and Mobile Association of India claimed that the new GST rules are not aligned with best global practices and may place Indian gaming companies at a disadvantage

GST Council was unanimous in its decision, says revenue secretary

The government's decision, announced late on Tuesday, created an uproar in the $1.5 billion industry, with shares of casino operator Delta Corp & other online gaming firms plunging in Wednesday trade

Gaming platform Dream11 set to be Indian team's principal jersey sponsor

When people associated with Dream11 were contacted, they cited that certain protocols are in place before they can make a formal announcement of the deal