Rupert Grint, 36, played Ron Weasley in the eight-film « Harry Potter » franchise.
« Harry Potter » star Rupert Grint has been hit with a £1.8 million (around $2.3 million) tax bill after losing a legal battle related to his earnings in the 2011 to 2012 tax year, according to multiple British outlets.
Grint, 36, reportedly received £4.5 million (around $5.7 million as of today) from a company that managed his business affairs in the 2011 to 2012 tax year as « consideration for rights, records and goodwill » from his work.
The actor is said to have claimed this a « capital asset », meaning it was subject to a lower tax rate than it would have been if it had been classed as income — which His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, a department of the UK Government responsible for the collection of taxes, said it should have been.
