iGaming and Casino Accounting in Georgia

Monthly GGR tax returns, player withdrawal tax, AML threshold reports and IFRS statements for licensed operators and B2B suppliers, for a fixed monthly fee.

Monthly
tax period for online gambling revenue (Tax Code Art. 135)
5 days
to report any transaction over about €17,200 to the Financial Monitoring Service
1 October
deadline to file last year's financial statements with SARAS

Gambling Company Filing Calendar

What a Georgian permit holder files, how often and under which rule. Every line is in the operator package.

ObligationWhenRule
Profit tax on gross gaming revenue5% for foreign players, 20% for Georgian playersEvery monthTax Code Art. 98, 135
Online betting tax on stakes, Georgian players7% of stakes acceptedBy the 15th of the next monthTax Code Art. 309(16)
Withholding on player withdrawals5% of every sum a Georgian player withdrawsEvery monthTax Code Art. 80(8), 154(1)
Payroll income tax20%, or 5% under International Company statusEvery monthTax Code Art. 81, 23
Large transaction reportsReceipts, winnings or payouts above about €17,200Within 5 working daysFMS Order No. 1, Art. 7, 9
Suspicious transaction reportsThe same dayAML Law Art. 26
Registration with the Financial Monitoring ServiceWithin 10 working days of the permitFMS Order No. 1, Art. 1(3)
Permit feeAbout €34,400 per international permitEvery 12 months from issueFees Law Art. 9(2)
Financial statements and management reportBy 1 October of the next yearAccounting Law Art. 9(2)
Statutory auditSize Category II and aboveWith the annual statementsAccounting Law Art. 6
Property taxUp to 1% of average net book valueEvery yearTax Code Art. 202

How Gambling Accounting Works in Georgia

A Georgian operator is taxed on what players bet and win, by player, every month. The books have to show that split before anything else.

Revenue is split by citizenship. Bets and winnings from foreign players are taxed at 5% and from Georgian players at 20%, so the monthly close starts from platform reports that separate the two.

Costs do not reduce the tax. The base is bets minus winnings. Salaries, platform fees, marketing and the permit fee come out of profit after tax.

VAT is a cost. Gambling services are exempt without the right to reclaim input VAT, so VAT on your purchases stays on the books as an expense.

Every online player is checked at sign-up. The anti-money laundering rules make operators accountable persons, supervised by the Ministry of Finance, with large payouts reported to the Financial Monitoring Service.

Size sets the standard. Most new operators report under IFRS for SMEs. Above about €6.9 million in revenue and €3.4 million in assets, the company moves to Category II and needs a statutory audit.

iGaming Accounting Packages

A fixed monthly fee for each, quoted after a 30-minute call. The first month includes taking over your Revenue Service and reporting accounts.

B2B Supplier

Platforms, game studios, aggregators

Fixed monthly fee, cancel with 30 days' notice

  • Monthly bookkeeping and tax returns
  • VAT returns on supplies to Georgian operators
  • Payroll at 20% or 5% with International Company status
  • The 2% other-income test tracked every month
  • Annual statements filed with SARAS
Get a fixed quote

Affiliate or Holding

Commission income and holdings

Fixed monthly fee, cancel with 30 days' notice

  • Monthly bookkeeping and tax returns
  • Commission and dividend income recorded by source
  • Distributions and the 15% profit tax handled
  • Annual statements filed with SARAS
Get a fixed quote

Back-filing for missed months, statutory audit coordination and IFRS conversion are quoted separately.

Switching Your Accounting to Us

The switch happens at a month end, and you see every return before it is filed.

  1. Report Mapping

    We match your platform's GGR, deposit and withdrawal reports to the tax returns, by player citizenship.

    Week 1

  2. Account Access

    Revenue Service, Financial Monitoring Service and bank access moved to us.

    Week 1

  3. Opening Review

    Past returns checked and anything to correct flagged in writing.

    Week 2

  4. First Close

    The first monthly returns prepared, sent to you and filed.

    Month 1

  5. Year End

    IFRS statements, audit if your size needs one, and the SARAS filing.

    By 1 October

David Sisvadze

David Sisvadze

CEO

David spent six years inside the Revenue Service of Georgia, which receives every gambling tax return and audits the operators that file them.

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iGaming Accounting FAQ

How much does accounting cost for a gambling company in Georgia?

A fixed monthly fee set by your permits and transaction volume, quoted after a 30-minute call. It covers the monthly returns, AML threshold reports and the annual filing; back-filing and audit coordination are quoted separately.

What accounting standards does a gambling company in Georgia use?

It depends on size. Category III and IV companies report under IFRS for SMEs or the SARAS standard, Category II uses IFRS for SMEs or full IFRS, and Category I uses full IFRS.

Does a gambling company in Georgia need an audit?

Only from size Category II, which in practice means more than about €6.9 million in revenue and €3.4 million in assets. Gambling companies are not public interest entities, so smaller operators are not audited by law.

What AML reports does a gambling operator file in Georgia?

Transactions over about €17,200 go to the Financial Monitoring Service within 5 working days, and suspicious transactions the same day. New permit holders register with the Service within 10 working days of getting the permit.

Do gambling companies pay VAT in Georgia?

Gambling services are exempt from VAT without the right to reclaim input VAT. VAT paid on purchases becomes a cost, and suppliers charge standard VAT on platforms and games sold to Georgian operators.

Can you take over from our current accountant?

Yes, usually at a month end. We take over the Revenue Service and Financial Monitoring Service access, review what has been filed and flag anything to correct before the first close.

Move Your Gambling Accounting to Tbilisi

Tell us your permits and monthly volumes. You get a fixed monthly fee in writing after a 30-minute call.