PokerDangal TDS Policy

Effective 1stApril 2023, PokerDangal introduces a new policy for taxation on winnings in cash games and tournaments. TDS will be applicable on Net Winnings in a financial year, calculated at the time of Poker Chips to Player Wallet Conversion.

New TDS Policy

• 30% TDS will be deducted on Net Winnings at the time of Poker Chips to Player Wallet Conversion

• As per the new policy, Net Winnings will be calculated every time a user converts Poker Chips to Player Wallet. Net Winnings = Total Withdrawal – Total Deposit

• The Net Winnings will be calculated based on overall gameplay in a Financial Year.

Note:

In the above statement, Withdrawal mean Poker Chips converted to Player Wallet & Deposit means amount being converted from Player Wallet to Poker Chips.

Q. How is the TDS calculated on winnings?

As stated above, TDS is calculated on Net Winnings of a player (Transfer of chips from Poker chips to Player Wallet -Transfer of chips from Player Wallet to Poker Chips). Net Winnings is calculated every time you convert Poker chips to Player Wallet. This gives you the benefit of covering all wins/losses in a Financial Year.

To understand more, take a look at the below scenarios:

1st Instance

To start, you deposit Rs 1,000 in your Player wallet & then convert to Poker Chips to play cash games. You leave seat with 10,000 which is credited to your Poker Chips. Now, you convert Poker chips to Player Wallet.

Net Winnings = 10,000 – 1,000 = 9,000

7,300 will be added your Player Wallet after deducting 30% TDS on 9000. You may withdraw it or reuse to play games.

2nd Instance

On any day, your net winnings at the time of Poker Chips to Player Wallet conversion goes below 0. Once again, No TDS will be deducted. E.g. your total deposits in Poker Chips before the end of FY is 40,000 but your total withdrawal till date is 39,000. Hence, no TDS will be deducted.

Important Rules Regarding TDS calculation on Winnings:

1. PokerDangal allows partial transfer of Poker chips to Player Wallet. Players can check the TDS Free amount available for conversion and chose to convert the TDS free amount or the whole amount post deducting TDS.

2. You may maintain your Poker chips as it is till 31st March of each year, after which PokerDangal will automatically transfer all Poker chips to Player Wallet and deduct tax accordingly based on net winnings for the year. This is done as per Government of India regulations to calculate net winnings of each player for the complete financial year and issue corresponding Form 16.

3. At the end of every financial year i.e. 31st March, all the Poker sessions are ended and Poker chips are automatically transferred back to your Player Wallet. This happens without any user action and is mandatory and done automatically by the server. The conversion will be done at 11:59:59PM 31st March.

4. PokerDangal calculates TDS on the basis of Section 194B of Income Tax Act. You will get a TDS certificate from us which you can use at the time of filing your annual IT return. We submit the TDS to the government in the first week of every month and file a TDS return every quarter-end. Your Pan number is required to apply for TDS certificate.

5. As per the Indian Income Tax Act, every person is liable to pay his due taxes to the government on his own. PokerDangal is not responsible to fulfil player’s personal tax-related liabilities in any situation. It is advisable to hire the services of a professional financial accountant to calculate and file income tax returns.

Additional points and clarifications

• KYC checks – For Transfer from Poker Chips to player wallet, KYC completion is necessary

• The Deposit and Win balance from Poker chips is to be transferred to Player wallet.

• Players shouldn’t be seated on tables / Registered the tourney during Poker Chips to Player Wallet transfer.

Kindly have a careful read at them below :-

• All the locked & unclaimed bonuses will be reset to 0 on 31st March 2023 at 11:50PM.

• Any instant cash bonus in Poker chips will be reset to 0 on 31st March 2023 at 11:50PM.

• All deposit/withdrawable/winning balance in poker chips will be sent to your Player wallet. TDS if applicable will be charged on the same automatically without any user action for which the player will be issued a Form 16 as per the government guidelines

Convenience Note:-

For any clarification or query salvation regarding the end of financial year policy, please feel free to get in touch with our support team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by dialing +91-8448759758