Monday, 4 August 2008
It seems that the taxmen in Finland are creating some confusion after it appeared they are demanding a declaration of Internet and land poker winnings from selected Finnish poker players.
It seems that the taxmen in Finland are creating some confusion after it appeared they are demanding a declaration of Internet and land poker winnings from selected Finnish poker players. Letters have been sent to players who have been listed on websites as winners, either online or live, a tax official told the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat. According to early responses on website message boards, it looks like several dozen players have received the letter asking them to declare their winnings over the last five years. Any winnings earned outside the European Econcomic Area will be subjected to investigation. The request has triggered several areas of confusion, such as whether it is sufficient for tax-free status that the organiser of a poker tournament is registered in an European Economic Area, or if the application for the tournament licence also has to emanate from within the EEA. As there is no legal precedent on this, many are assuming it will revolve around where the tournament organiser is registered. There is also the question of whether losses should be deductible for tax purposes.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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