The well-known actor Rupert Grint will have to explain himself to the British tax authorities. The actor who played Ron Weasley in one of the most famous film sagas in history will have to pay 1.8 million, around 2.1 million euros, after losing a court case.
After an investigation into his tax returns for the 2011-2012 tax year. This campaign reflected payments received for “possible residual income and bonuses” following the completion of filming and the release of the final Harry Potter films. During this period, Grint received around 5.4 million euros from a company that managed his business at the time.
The company declared 10% of the profits claiming that this money could be paid as capital gains tax.The UK tax authorities demanded that it should be a maximum rate tax, 52%.
The explanation for this percentage is that, according to the British tax authorities,gains that are converted into capital must bear the maximum tax rate, i.e. 52%.
Grint has already had problems with the tax authorities
It is not the first problem that Rupert Grint has had with the British tax authorities, as in 2016 he was ordered to pay one million pounds, around 1.16 million euros, for tax evasion in 2009 and 2010 when he tried to avoid a 10 percent increase that was aimed at the wealthy in their taxes.
According to reports, the actor pocketed around 29 million euros for filming the young wizard’s saga, but a misadjustment in his declaration in those two years meant that the 40% to 50% increase he should have faced as a high net worth individual did not take place. This is the second time that the actor, known for his appearance in the ‘Harry Potter’ films, has had serious problems with the island’s tax authorities.