TAXABILITY OF ONLINE GAMES: LANDMARK PRECEDENT FOR THE SECTOR

Published On: 13/06/2023

Practice Area: Indirect Tax

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The Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka in the recent judgement of Gameskraft Technologies Private Limited v. DGGSTI, has provided a huge relief to the online gaming sector by holding that games of skill cannot be taxed at par with the games of chance, as they are not akin to betting or gambling. INDUSLAW’s Shashi Mathews and Abhishek Boob provide their insights on the judgement.