TAXATION OF E-SPORTS IN DEVELOPING WORLD

Today, great progress is being made in information technology with the digital age. However, technological opportunities have started to be used extensively in many areas. The game industry has also been affected by this situation. With electronic sports (e-sports), the sports concept of the new dig...

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Main Author: Orçun Avcı
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Published: Mehmet Akif Ersoy University 2021-11-01
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description Today, great progress is being made in information technology with the digital age. However, technological opportunities have started to be used extensively in many areas. The game industry has also been affected by this situation. With electronic sports (e-sports), the sports concept of the new digital world has begun to change. E-sports has become an important organization for both the players and the game industry. E-sports, where interest is increasing day by day, has led to the formation of a large economic market. The world benefits greatly from this market. However, there are some problems with taxing e-sports in the world. It is seen that there is no clarity on how e-sports will be taxed. The existing problem in this regard causes a decrease in the tax revenues of the countries and the emergence of international tax problems. The aim of this study is to provide information about e-sports in the developing world and to make suggestions on various examples of taxation. As a result of the study, it was determined that there are weaknesses in taxing e-sports around the world. Especially the absence of tax legislation regarding e-sports and the existence of a legal gap in taxation could seriously damage the tax systems of countries.
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spelling doaj-art-e3348a7eff3f40fc851d53b633cd05ae2025-01-27T14:05:29ZengMehmet Akif Ersoy UniversityMehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi2149-16582021-11-01831858187610.30798/makuiibf.820856273TAXATION OF E-SPORTS IN DEVELOPING WORLDOrçun Avcı0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7917-9802AKSARAY ÜNİVERSİTESİToday, great progress is being made in information technology with the digital age. However, technological opportunities have started to be used extensively in many areas. The game industry has also been affected by this situation. With electronic sports (e-sports), the sports concept of the new digital world has begun to change. E-sports has become an important organization for both the players and the game industry. E-sports, where interest is increasing day by day, has led to the formation of a large economic market. The world benefits greatly from this market. However, there are some problems with taxing e-sports in the world. It is seen that there is no clarity on how e-sports will be taxed. The existing problem in this regard causes a decrease in the tax revenues of the countries and the emergence of international tax problems. The aim of this study is to provide information about e-sports in the developing world and to make suggestions on various examples of taxation. As a result of the study, it was determined that there are weaknesses in taxing e-sports around the world. Especially the absence of tax legislation regarding e-sports and the existence of a legal gap in taxation could seriously damage the tax systems of countries.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/1379192developing worlde-sportstaxationgelişen dünyae-sporvergilendirme
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TAXATION OF E-SPORTS IN DEVELOPING WORLD
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi
developing world
e-sports
taxation
gelişen dünya
e-spor
vergilendirme
title TAXATION OF E-SPORTS IN DEVELOPING WORLD
title_full TAXATION OF E-SPORTS IN DEVELOPING WORLD
title_fullStr TAXATION OF E-SPORTS IN DEVELOPING WORLD
title_full_unstemmed TAXATION OF E-SPORTS IN DEVELOPING WORLD
title_short TAXATION OF E-SPORTS IN DEVELOPING WORLD
title_sort taxation of e sports in developing world
topic developing world
e-sports
taxation
gelişen dünya
e-spor
vergilendirme
url https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/1379192
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