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Rupert Grint attends the “Knock on the Cabin” UK particular screening at Vue West Finish on January 25, 2023 in London, England.
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Former Harry Potter movie actor Rupert Grint is dealing with a invoice for 1.8 million kilos ($2.3 million) after dropping a authorized battle with the tax authorities.
Grint, who performed Ron Weasley within the magical movie franchise, was ordered to pay the cash in 2019 after HM Income and Customs, the British tax authorities, investigated his tax returns from seven years earlier.
The company mentioned Grint had wrongly categorized £4.5m of residuals from the movies – cash from DVD gross sales, TV syndication, streaming rights and different sources – as capital belongings relatively than earnings, which attracts a a lot increased tax fee.
Grint’s legal professionals appealed, however after years of wrangling, a decide dominated towards the actor this week. Choose Harriet Morgan mentioned the cash “derived considerably all of its worth from Mr. Grint’s actions” and was “taxable as earnings.”
Grint, 36, starred in all eight Harry Potter movies because the younger wizard’s finest pal between 2001 and 2011, and is estimated to have earned round £24million from the function.
He beforehand misplaced a separate court docket case over a £1 million tax refund in 2019.
