Rupert Grint, best known for playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter series, is facing a significant financial setback. The actor has been hit with a tax bill of over $2.3 million after losing a legal dispute with the UK tax authorities, HM Revenue and Customs.
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Grunt faces $2.3 million tax bill
In 2019, the UK Tax Office (HMRC) investigated the actor’s 2011–12 returns and ordered Grint to pay over $2.3 million in taxes. He had earned $5.8 million (£4.5 million) from a company that managed his business, which he said should be taxed as a long-term investment (capital gains). However, tax authorities argued that the money was income and not capital gains, so they demanded an additional $2.3 million in taxes.
The Harry Potter actor’s lawyers tried to challenge the decision at a first-tier tribunal hearing in London, however, the judge ruled against them. Judge Harriet Morgan declared that the cash was “taxable as income” because its “whole value was derived from Grint’s activities” and was “otherwise received” as income for that tax year, as reported by The Mirror. have been reported.
Grint, who began his acting career as a teenager in 2001’s Harry Potter, is said to have earned around $29 million for playing the role of Ron Weasley. However, despite his success, he faced legal troubles. In 2019, he lost a legal case over a $1.2 million tax refund.
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Harry Potter days were ‘oppressive’ and tough for Grint
In 2021, on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert, Grint revealed that filming the fan-favorite series was “suffocating” at times. He said in the show, “There was a time when I felt quite suffocated. Because it was hard, because I think it was every day for 10 years eventually. … Sometimes I definitely felt like, ‘I want to do something else.’ I want to see what else is out there,” as reported by Fox Business.
He added, “It never ended. Every year we came back. It was kind of like Groundhog Day. Same set, same people.” “I was obsessed with that character,” Grunt said. So, for me, it was all about being Ron. I didn’t really see any career after it was completed. “I didn’t look that far ahead.”
