Rupert Grint, famous for playing Ron Weasley in Harry Potter, will have to pay over $2 million in taxes after losing a legal battle against the tax authorities.
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In 2019, Grint was ordered to pay the money after the UK’s tax authorities investigated his tax return from seven years earlier. The authorities said Grint incorrectly classified £4.5 million in profits from the films.
This amount included money he received from DVD sales, TV distribution, streaming rights, and other sources, which he had listed as a capital asset rather than income, which is subject to a much higher tax rate. His lawyers appealed, but the matter was settled this week in court.
Judge Harriet Morgan said this amount “substantially derived its value from all of Mr. Grint’s activities” and “is taxable as income.” In 2019, he had already lost a separate legal battle over a £1 million tax refund.
Grint, 36, starred in all eight Harry Potter films from 2001 to 2011 as the wizard’s best friend, and it is estimated he earned around £24 million from the role.
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