It is mandatory for every citizen in India to pay tax. Every year, many people who pay tax are also honored by the government. But do you know who has paid the highest tax in India this time? Today we will tell you which Indian leader, actor and player has paid the highest tax and how much.
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Every year the Government of India appeals to the citizens of the country to pay taxes. But do you know who has paid the highest tax this time. Let us tell you that actor Shahrukh Khan has become the highest tax paying celebrity in India. He has paid a tax of Rs 92 crore. Actually, Fortune India on Wednesday released the list of Indian celebs who pay the highest tax in the financial year 2023-24. After King Khan, Tamil superstar Thalapathy Vijay is in this list. He has deposited Rs 80 crore tax.
These top 10 people paid the highest tax
Let us tell you that actor Salman Khan is on the third number, he has deposited Rs 75 crore tax. Amitabh Bachchan has deposited 71 crore and Virat Kohli has deposited 66 crore tax. Apart from this, actor Ajay Devgan is on the sixth number, he has deposited 42 crore tax. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is on his lucky number 7, he has deposited 38 crore tax. After this, Ranbir Kapoor has deposited 36 crore tax. Sachin Tendulkar and Rishit Roshan have deposited 28-28 crore tax. After this, comedian Kapish Sharma has paid 26 crore tax.
Shahrukh Khan’s net worth increased
Let us tell you that in 2023, Shahrukh Khan’s net worth has increased by Rs 1300 crore. According to Forbes, Shahrukh’s net worth in the year 2022 was Rs 5116 crore, which increased by 8% after the success of Jawaan and Pathan. Shahrukh’s film Pathan had collected Rs 1050 crore. According to the Times of India report, Shahrukh had signed a 60% profit sharing contract with Yash Raj Production for the film Pathan. Apart from this, he charged a fee of 100 crores for the film. Now Shahrukh’s net worth has become Rs 6411 crore, with which Shahrukh Khan He has become the fourth richest actor in the world.
Akshay Kumar outside the top 20
Akshay Kumar’s name is not even in the top-20 in Fortune’s list. Let us tell you that last year i.e. in the financial year 2022-23, he paid Rs 25 crore tax. He was also the highest tax paying celeb in 2023. For this, he was given a letter of honor by the Income Tax Department.
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