Bengaluru-based online gaming firm gets Rs 21K crore GST notice



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Bengaluru-based online gaming company Gameskraft Technology has been issued a massive GST demand notice of £21,000 crore by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI). This is the largest indirect tax demand ever made against an evader. The DGGI alleges that Gameskraft evaded tax by not issuing invoices to customers and submitting fake ones to tax authorities between 2017 and June 2022, on an aggregate betting amount of approximately £77,000 crore.

The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) has slapped a tax demand of Rs 21,000 crore on Bengaluru-based online gaming company Gameskraft Technology (GTPL), exposing the massive scale of tax evasion in the thriving betting and gaming industry. This is the largest single indirect tax demand
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FAQ :

Gameskraft Technology has been issued a GST demand notice of £21,000 crore.

The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) issued the notice.

The notice covers the period between 2017 and June 30, 2022.

GST is demanded on an aggregate betting amount of about £77,000 crore.

The DGGI alleges that Gameskraft did not issue invoices to customers and submitted fake or backdated invoices to tax authorities, classifying the activity as gambling and betting.

Online gaming that does not involve skill is taxed at the highest slab of 28% on the entire consideration.




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