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Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
Find out about Machine Games Duty, how the duty is charged and who has to pay.
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…
How to pay Gaming or Bingo Duty, and how long it takes for your payment to reach HMRC.
How to pay Machine Games Duty: payment reference number, online, Bacs or CHAPS, Direct Debit, cheque or your bank.
Find out about Gaming Duty, how the duty is charged and who has to pay.
An update from the government on industry-led measures to improve player protections with regards to loot boxes in video games.
Find out when and how to pay your General Betting, Pool Betting or Remote Gaming Duty.
Product Recall for IKEA BLÅVINGAD fishing game, multicolour presenting a risk of choking.
Find out if you qualify for Video Games Expenditure Credits for Corporation Tax and what you can claim.
Find out if you should pay Gaming Duty, how to register and how to pay.
Find out which online gambling free games and bonuses you offer are liable to tax, and how to calculate your liability.
How to minimise your risk, and what to do if there's a terrorist attack.
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.
Open and closed season for hunting, what you can use and the wildlife you can hunt
Register for Gaming Duty using the online service or the postal form (GD56).
Register your partnership details when you apply to be included on the Gaming Duty Register using form GD57.
Apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa to work in the UK in the creative industry - eligibility, extend, bring your family.
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