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.