![]() The think tank added that Rockstar Games has soaked up a quarter of all the relief claimed from the government since the fund’s inception on only two games. Last year, the publisher was also accused of paying no corporation tax between 20, garnering an estimated profit of £4.1 billion during those nine years. In 2018/2019, Rockstar North in Edinburgh claimed almost 40 per cent of the total tax relief claims in the industry. If studios score over half of a possible 31 points, they qualify for the tax break. Its setting, the location of the studio(s), its employees, its cultural contribution, and whether the game “reflects British creativity” are categories upon which the game is judged on. For the uninitiated, this fund is a points-based test on the cultural significance of the video game. ![]() Tax Watch UK, an investigative think tank, has published its report on Rockstar Games’ 2018/2019 tax returns, and has said that the company snapped up a serious share of the UK Video Games Tax Relief fund. Rockstar Games has claimed £37.6 million in UK tax breaks from the Video Game Tax Relief Fund in 2019, and this is said to be spent on the next Grand Theft Auto game (via VG247). ![]()
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