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Machine Games Duty (MGD): what you pay it on, how to register, filing your return and changing your details.
You may have to pay Machine Games Duty (MGD) if you have machines that…
Register for Machine Games Duty (MGD) at least 14 days before you make…
You pay Machine Games Duty (MGD) on the total net takings from your…
You must file a Machine Games Duty (MGD) return every 3 months. Your…
Sign in to the Machine Games Duty (MGD) service to: update your personal…
An update from the government on industry-led measures to improve player protections with regards to loot boxes in video games.
Find out about Machine Games Duty, how the duty is charged and who has to pay.
How to unload, handle and hold animals at sites where animals not for human consumption are killed, and how the site must be designed.
How to manage game birds during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak.
Operators of betting and gaming pools need to work out how the different gambling duties apply to amounts they take out of their pools.
Rules of shackle line operations, waterbath and gas stunners, and facilities for slaughtering poultry, rabbits and hares in abattoirs.
How Gaming Duty is charged, and who has to pay.
The MGS (MOD Guard Service) plays a vital role supporting MOD security.
What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
Register for Gaming Duty using the online service or the postal form (GD56).
Find out about the Machine Games Duty for Agents online service and how to register.
How to pay Gaming or Bingo Duty, and how long it takes for your payment to reach HMRC.
How to get a handling or storage site approved, how to store animal by-products (ABPs) and derived products, and how to build the site.
How to pay Machine Games Duty: payment reference number, online, Bacs or CHAPS, Direct Debit, cheque or your bank.
How to get approval for operating plants handling or processing meat in England and Wales.
Find out when and how to pay your General Betting, Pool Betting or Remote Gaming Duty.
A guide to farming risks, potential problems with public safety and how to avoid accidents
Guidance on how to carry out checks where dutiable machine games are on the premises.
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