Key Takeaways
- The EU Working Group on the VAT Directive has issued a working paper which covers many of the issues that have caused confusion among operators.
- The EU VAT Directive was implemented at the beginning of the year and introduced a liability to pay VAT—sales tax—on all online gambling offered to EU citizens, no matter where the operator was located.
- The working paper makes much reference to case law issued by the Court of Justice of the European Union in explaining how different revenues should be treated.
The EU Working Group on the VAT Directive has issued a working paper which covers many of the issues that have caused confusion among operators.
The EU VAT Directive was implemented at the beginning of the year and introduced a liability to pay VAT—sales tax—on all online gambling offered to EU citizens, no matter where the operator is located.
