Online gaming operators in the country may take their business elsewhere if disputes with tax authorities are not resolved soon, according to the government agency in charge of regulating these companies.
Aside from POGO licensees, 13 service providers offering call center operations, telemarketing, systems and hardware support, live dealer video streaming and other online games have also closed down.
As for SC World Development Group Ltd., Dominguez said it was an offshore licensee and “not registered with the BIR.” Some of the licensees based overseas are contesting the imposition of the BIR franchise tax, saying they are not covered by it as they have no physical presence in the country. The government collected P6.4 billion in additional taxes last year as it ran after tax-deficient POGOs. Before, tax collection from the POGO industry had reached only about P1 billion per year.
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