Chilean tax authority registers 25 online betting sites for VAT payment

Chile's tax authority, the Servicio de Impuestos Internos (SII), has successfully registered 25 online betting websites for the payment of digital Value Added Tax (IVA). This comes after an initial alert on Monday indicated that no foreign-based betting companies operating in Chile had complied with the new resolution.

By Wednesday afternoon, the SII announced that 25 web addresses, belonging to 19 companies, were added to its database for IVA payment. The tax agency also identified other betting sites operating in the country that have not registered and will be subject to oversight through third-party payment services.

The new resolution, N° 94, designates payment platform operators as responsible for withholding the 19% IVA on each transaction and remitting it monthly to the treasury. This means platforms like Webpay, banks, and commercial credit card providers will handle the tax collection for bettors.

Among the registered platforms are Betsala B.V. (betsala, playsala), W&C N.V. (latamwin, winchile, pokerenchile), and Ingus Bridge Corp (juegaenlineachile). Other identified sites operating without registration include bet365, stars, 1win.com, and pokerstars.