Taxation on online gaming industry and allied stakeholders: An elusive policy?

Kanojia, Siddharth (2024) Taxation on online gaming industry and allied stakeholders: An elusive policy? In: Assessing Policy Landscapes in Taxation Dynamics. IGI Global, pp. 407-420. ISBN 9798369339091

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Abstract

The online gaming industry in India has undergone remarkable growth in the recent years. According to few reports, the industry envisaged to reach a market size of INR 290 billion by end of the year 2025 i.e., approximately USD 4 billion, growing at a CAGR of 21.4% from 2020 to 2025. Wherein, the mobile gaming segment is the prodigious and burgeoning segment in Indian online gaming market, accounting for nearly 85% of the market share. Whereas, e-sports market is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years, with the potential to reach a market size of INR 11 billion (approximately USD 150 million) by 2025 (Arora 2019). Accordingly, In light of the ever increasing popularity of online gaming, the government of Indian government has proposed to include specific clauses pertaining the taxability of online games in the Finance Bill of year 2023. Hence, this chapter shall explore the connotation of imposing taxes on online gaming industry in India.

Item Type: Book Section
Keywords: Online gaming industry in India | Mobile gaming market | E-sports growth in India | Taxability of online games | Finance Bill 2023
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Economics, Econometrics and Finance > Economics
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General)
JGU School/Centre: Jindal School of Banking & Finance
Depositing User: Dharmveer Modi
Date Deposited: 06 Nov 2024 21:26
Last Modified: 06 Nov 2024 21:26
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-3908-4.ch014
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/8773

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