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Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
The CMA has prevented Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision over concerns the deal would alter the future of the fast-growing cloud gaming market, leading to reduced innovation and less choice for UK gamers over the years to come.
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.
Find out about Gaming Duty, how the duty is charged and who has to pay.
Register your partnership details when you apply to be included on the Gaming Duty Register using form GD57.
Guidance for participants, workers and visitors attending the games, including obtaining visas and enrolling biometric information.
Register for Gaming Duty using the online service or the postal form (GD56).
Find out if you qualify for Video Games Tax Relief for Corporation Tax and what you can claim.
Set up a new Gaming Duty group, or disband an existing group using form GD60.
Find out if your creative industry company qualifies for Corporation Tax Relief and how to make a claim.
The CMA is carrying out a market investigation in respect of the supply of mobile browsers and browser engines, and the distribution of cloud gaming services through app stores on mobile devices in the UK.
Machine Games Duty (MGD): what you pay it on, how to register, filing your return and changing your details.
Find out if you have to pay, when and how to register, the rates, how to fill in returns and make payments.
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