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Poker and the tax has always been the
subject of much discussion among poker
players. Many times you become more
confused than actually resolved by
reading around the net, where the
information can sometimes be unclear and
directly wrong sometimes. This little
article will hopefully clarify most
questions and make sure that you play on
a tax-free poker room in the future.
The first and only requirement for
tax-free poker is a poker license within
the EU. The rules are actually simple
enough and all poker rooms with a
license within the EU may be considered
tax free. According to the EU, a citizen
within the European Union is not taxed
in two countries, why winnings at poker
room licensed in one EU country is
exempt from tax in Denmark.
This sounds simple enough, so why the
big confusion about the rules. The
general explanation is that poker rooms
usually do not have their licenses
directly into an EU country, but former
colonies subject to EU countries. An
exception is Malta, which is an
autonomous EU country and not subject to
others. Looking however at the second
major licensing provider, Gibraltar, the
situation is different, as this subject
of Great Britain and is regarded as
British territory.
Of course it can be difficult for the
players to determine where a gaming
license belongs. This is exacerbated by
some to have multiple licenses and such.
different for sports betting and poker,
while some also have several of the
poker portion in the form of
sub-licenses. If you want to be sure you
should therefore contact the tax in
Denmark and make a binding ruling on tax
exemption. |
