Estonian EGOA iGaming operators ready to pay 5.5% tax

In Estonia, iGaming operators from the Estonian Gambling Operators Association (EGOA) stated that they are ready to pay the 5.5% tax originally предусмотренный by law already for January, despite a typo and without waiting for the amendment to pass through parliament.

Position of iGaming operators in Estonia

Decision of EGOA members

Members of the Estonian Gambling Operators Association confirmed their intention to comply with tax requirements in their original wording.

This refers to the 5.5% rate that was set out in the legislation before a technical error in the text was identified.

Tax rate and typo in the law

Formal error and correction procedure

The typo in the legal text requires an amendment that must go through the standard parliamentary procedure.

Despite this, iGaming operators decided not to postpone tax payments and to apply the originally stipulated rate.

Tax payment timeline

January accruals

The companies are prepared to account for the tax already for January, without waiting for the formal legislative correction process to be completed.

This approach was voiced by industry representatives in public comments.