GST on Online Gaming

West Bengal passes bill imposing 28% GST on online gaming, casinos, horse racing

One after another, states are falling in line with the new 28% GST regime. The latest one to do so is West Bengal which...

GST on Online Gaming December 8, 2023

28% GST: EGF and A23 approach Supreme Court against show cause notices under CGST Act, 2017

Industry Association E-Gaming Federation (EGF) and money gaming platform A23 have approached the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of certain CGST Act, 2017...

GST on Online Gaming December 7, 2023

Dream11 withdraws plea in Bombay HC challenging Rs 1221 crore GST show cause notice

Fantasy sports platform Dream 11 has withdrawn its plea before the Bombay High Court challenging the GST show cause notice amounting to Rs 1221...

GST on Online Gaming December 7, 2023

Kerala Govt proposes Ordinance to amend SGST Act implementing 28% GST on online gaming

The Government of Kerala is now following the footsteps of other Indian states, as it recently proposed an Ordinance to amend the state GST...

GST on Online Gaming December 7, 2023

No offshore gambling companies registered under new GST law so far: Govt in Rajya Sabha

The Ministry of Finance informed Parliament today that not even a single offshore gambling and betting website has taken registration and starting paying 28%...

GST on Online Gaming December 5, 2023

DGGI’s GST notices to 71 RMG firms touches Rs 1.12 lakh crores

Lately, the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) has been on a roll, issuing tax evasion notices to several real-money gaming (RMG) companies. This...

GST on Online Gaming December 5, 2023

Online Gaming GST: Planning to move Supreme with common strategy against GST cases before High Courts, says ASG to Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court today heard the writ challenge by Delta Gaming against the show cause notice issued by the GST Department involving a...

GST on Online Gaming November 30, 2023

Uttar Pradesh passes bill implementing 28% GST for online gaming, casinos and horse racing

Uttar Pradesh (UP) state assembly on Wednesday, November 29 passed the bill imposing 28% GST on full face value for online gaming (real money),...

GST on Online Gaming November 29, 2023

Deltatech Gaming files writ petition against Rs 6384 crore GST notice, matter to be heard on Nov 29

Deltatech Gaming Limited, a subsidiary of listed gaming and hospitality company Delta Corp Limited, has filed a writ petition in connection with the showcause...

GST on Online Gaming November 22, 2023

Gameskraft GST matter to be tentatively listed on December 15 as per Supreme Court website

The revenue department appeal in Gameskraft matter will now tentatively be heard on December 15, 2023 by a bench headed by Chief Justice of...

GST on Online Gaming November 13, 2023

Online real money gaming firms on govt’s radar for money laundering, tax evasion possibilities

A detailed examination of money flow to and from online real money gaming firms was recently conducted by top government authorities such as the...

GST on Online Gaming November 8, 2023

Centre may ask Supreme Court to club all GST-related online gaming cases

A senior Finance Ministry official has revealed that the government may soon ask the Supreme Court to merge all GST-related online gaming cases, which...

GST on Online Gaming November 7, 2023

Bihar tables amendment bill to replace ordinance to implement 28% GST on online gaming

Bihar has taken further steps to join the list of states that have implemented the 28% GST rate on online gaming as the state...

GST on Online Gaming November 7, 2023

Skill vs Betting: Vision11 and Twelfth Man fantasy obtain stay on GST retrospective tax proceedings from Gujarat HC

Gujarat High Court bench comprising of Justices Biren Vaishnaw and Mauna Bhatt vide order dated 3 November 2023 stayed a show cause notice issued...

GST on Online Gaming November 3, 2023

Allahabad HC issues notice in petition against 28% GST on deposits

A writ petition filed by online gaming company Kamal Mishra and Associates Private Limited challenging the validity of the Central Goods and Service Tax...

GST on Online Gaming November 3, 2023

28% GST on online money gaming: Punjab Guv approves SGST amendment bill after confrontation with AAP government

The Punjab Governor has assented to two of the three Money Bills that the AAP government has forwarded for his approval, just days before...

GST on Online Gaming November 1, 2023

Illegal offshore betting companies promote with “No GST” claims again

While the real money gaming (RMG) sector in India grapples with the cumulative Rs 1.5 lakh crore tax demand notices handed by the Directorate...

GST on Online Gaming October 31, 2023

Is a rift between 2 top govt officials the reason for the online gaming GST mess?

The continued chaos over both the retrospective dues of over Rs. 1.5 lakh crore Goods and Services Tax (GST) from the online gaming, casinos...

GST on Online Gaming October 28, 2023

Finance Secretary informally informed some gaming companies not to challenge prospective levy of GST to make retrospective notices go away: Harish Salve in Bombay...

Senior Advocate Harish Salve while appearing before the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court for listed casino and gaming company Delta Corp Limited...

GST on Online Gaming October 23, 2023

DGGI lawyer says will not take any coercive action against Delta Corp in GST matter, Bombay HC lists matter for final hearing in February...

A division bench of the Bombay High Court (Goa Bench) comprising Justices MS Sonak and Bharat P. Deshpande heard writ petitions filed by casino...

GST on Online Gaming October 23, 2023