Sports betting can now constitute income-earning activity for tax purposes
The Supreme Administrative Court of Finland held that although success in sports betting is partly based on chance, sufficiently extensive and systematic betting activity can constitute income-earning activity for tax purposes. Read on LinkedIn.
A groundbreaking online casino tax ruling confirming taxation based on gaming sessions outside the EEA
Imagine starting with EUR 100 at an online casino, never adding any more money, eventually losing it all, but still ending the year with, say, EUR 1 million in taxable income. Read on LinkedIn.
A Finnish individual was taxed on 15.6 MEUR of online casino winnings despite an overall net loss
Although the gambling activity resulted in an overall net loss of approximately 200 KEUR, the Supreme Administrative Court held that the winnings constituted taxable income, whereas the losses were non-deductible. Read on LinkedIn.