{"id":777002053,"date":"2023-02-03T14:28:30","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T17:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777002053"},"modified":"2026-04-23T00:56:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T03:56:29","slug":"cambodian-casinos-urged-to-declare-and-pay-non-gambling-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodian-casinos-urged-to-declare-and-pay-non-gambling-taxes","title":{"rendered":"Cambodian casinos urged to declare and pay non-gambling taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Authorities have warned that failing to meet tax obligations is a violation of the law and is subject to penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Cambodia.- The <strong>General Department of Taxation <\/strong>(GDT) has issued a notice to all commercial gambling companies reminding them of their tax obligations.&nbsp;GDT director-general,&nbsp;<strong>Kong Vibol<\/strong> stressed that companies must declare and pay taxes for non-gaming business activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is in accordance with the official proclamation on the rules and procedures for tax declarations on the proceeds of gambling. The GDT said that some commercial gambling companies had failed to meet their tax obligations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The notice warns that failing to meet tax obligations is a violation of the law and is subject to penalties. The Minister of Economy and Finance&nbsp;<strong>Aun Pornmoniroth<\/strong> has approved the elimination of late penalties, including additional taxes and late interest, for enterprises that declare and pay their tax bills before the end of March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In January, the Cambodia Ministry of Economy and Finance started to implement&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-changes-tax-rules-for-commercial-gambling-businesses\" target=\"_blank\">a new taxation regime<\/a>&nbsp;on commercial gambling venues.&nbsp;Prime minister&nbsp;<strong>Hun Sen<\/strong> has praised the GDT for collecting 122.54 per cent of the tax revenue targeted by the 2022 Law on Financial Management.&nbsp;He expressed satisfaction at the results, noting that the GDT collected 22.54 per cent more than expected, an amount that exceeded $635m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities have warned that failing to meet tax obligations is a violation of the law and is subject to penalties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":16137,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Cambodia's General Department of Taxation (GDT) has issued a directive reminding commercial gambling companies of their tax obligations, specifically for non-gaming business activities, citing previous non-compliance. The GDT emphasizes penalties for violations, though a temporary waiver for late penalties is offered until March, following the implementation of a new taxation regime in January. This initiative underscores the GDT's robust tax collection performance, having exceeded its 2022 targets.","focusai_entities":"General Department of Taxation (GDT), Kong Vibol, Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth, Cambodia Ministry of Economy and Finance, Prime minister Hun Sen","focusai_location":"Cambodia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.95), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GDT Non-Gaming Definition?","query":"What is the GDT's precise definition of 'non-gaming business activities' for commercial gambling companies, and what specific revenue streams are targeted under this classification?"},{"label":"New Tax Regime Impact?","query":"How will the new taxation regime, implemented in January, specifically alter the tax burden, GGR\/NGR calculations, and compliance requirements for licensed operators in Cambodia?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[163,16333],"tags":[23911,23907],"class_list":["post-777002053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-land-based-casino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777002053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777002053"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777002053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777002083,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777002053\/revisions\/777002083"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777002053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777002053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777002053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}