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Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
Find out about Bingo Duty, how the duty is charged and who has to pay.
How to pay Gaming or Bingo Duty, and how long it takes for your payment to reach HMRC.
Find out if you should pay Bingo Duty on profits from games played in the UK, how to register and how to pay.
Use this service to submit your Bingo Duty return to HMRC.
Use this service to register to for General Betting Duty (GBD), [Pool Betting Duty (PBD) or Remote Gaming Duty (RGD).
Machine Games Duty (MGD): what you pay it on, how to register, filing your return and changing your details.
Use this service to register as a bingo promoter with HMRC.
Apply to the Gambling Commission for a personal gambling licence or a gambling operating licence if you run or manage a gambling business. The Gambling Commission regulates arcades, betting, bingo, casinos, gaming machine providers, gambling software providers, lottery operators, external...
Find out which online gambling free games and bonuses you offer are liable to tax, and how to calculate your liability.
This Tax Information and Impact Note explains the reduction in rate of Bingo Duty from 20% to 10% and the update in legislation relating to the Bingo Duty exemption.
The Christmas Bonus is a one-off tax-free £10 payment to people who get certain benefits - what you'll get, eligibility, how to claim
How Gaming Duty is charged, and who has to pay.
Guidance and forms covering gambling duties. Including, Bingo, Gaming, Lottery and Machine Games Duty, general betting duty and payments.
Form Gambling - Application for fee remission for companies
Find out the basic rules of VAT, how they apply to clubs and associations, and how to treat VAT on subscriptions and other payments.
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