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Govt's GST claims from gaming firms may touch ₹1.5 tn
Mint Mumbai
|September 27, 2023
The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) is expected to issue tax demands of as much as ₹1.5 trillion ($18 billion) cumulatively to companies in the online gaming sector for alleged underpayment of taxes over several years, three people aware of the matter said.
Projections of such taxation notices come a day after Mumbai-based Sporta Technologies, which runs the popular fantasy gaming platform Dream11, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court appealing retrospective show-cause notices by the DGGI for FY18 and FY19.
Three senior lawyers who represent top online gaming firms said the DGGI is preparing notices across various firms in the industry, which include Games24x7, Head Digital Works, Junglee Games, Baazi Games and Mobile Premier League. Smaller firms such as WinZO are also on the list of firms that are likely to receive goods and services tax (GST) demand notices from the DGGI in the coming weeks, they said.
“Dream11 is in the process of receiving intimations for FY20 to FY22, which are likely to see compounding tax claims from the DGGI. The tax claim for the final year is likely to reach ₹40,000 crore, with a cumulative tax claim for these years amounting to ₹55,000 crore," one of the lawyers said, requesting anonymity.
This story is from the September 27, 2023 edition of Mint Mumbai.
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