Harry Potter Star Rupert Grint has been ordered to pay £1.8 million in tax after losing a legal dispute with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
The actor, 36, was originally due to pay in 2019 after an HMRC investigation disputed one of his tax returns.
According to an HMRC investigation, the £4.5 million payment he received in 2011-2012 should have been taxed as regular income at a higher rate of 52%.
In response, Grunt’s legal team appealed, arguing that the funds earned by the company handling his business qualified for a lower capital gains tax rate of 10%.
A Tax Tribunal judge, Harriet Morgan, has now ruled against Grunt, concluding that the funds were derived from his acting work and counted as income.
Grunt – who appeared in all eight. Harry Potter Films from 2001 to 2011 suffered a second tax-related statutory loss in 2019, including a £1 million tax refund.