Turns out that Warner, SEGA and Sony have all been exploiting the UK’s Video Game Tax Relief fund
The program that was set up in the UK to assist small-time developers has been reportedly abused by big publishers to avoid paying millions in tax.
A new South African tax on Netflix and other online services could see prices increase
National Treasury is looking to introduce a new regulation that would force international services to evaluate what they offer and reclassify themselves as an electronic service. The takeaway here, is that doing so will mean that these companies will have to register for VAT in South Africa, which likely means that consumers will be paying extra at the end of the day for their subscription of choice.
The proposed violent video game tax actually makes a ton of sense
Why ban violent video games then, when they could be used to actually help people? I’m not talking about recycling copies of Rogue Warrior into Kevlar vests for kids when they arrive at school, but rather the idea that Rhode Island Representative Robert Nardolillo III has for imposing a small sin tax on the material and then using the funds to to set up programs that address the mental health root causes of troubled individuals.
Why Call of Duty’s priced right – and you can expect other games to follow suit
Looking back at the pricing gap between Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Battlefield 1 - it seems that
Tax is only the beginning: You’ll now pay customs on your digital games – April Fools
SARS has delayed the digital taxation on games and media- so that it can implement customs duties as well.
SA’s Digital tax postponed to June
That digital tax that's set to make your online media and game purchases more expensive has been postponed.
Digital Taxation: It’s happening
New laws to be implemented will have you paying VAT on your digital internet purchases
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