Rupert Grint hit with £1.8 million tax bill

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The Harry Potter star lost a legal battle with British revenue authorities this week, years after he was first handed a bill for misreported income. Rupert, 36, was first ordered to pay £1.8 million ($2.3 million) in 2019 after he was audited by H.M. Revenue and Customs. After digging into his tax return from seven years prior, the department found Rupert had incorrectly logged £4.5 million ($5.7 million) worth of residual income from the Harry Potter movies, derived from DVD sales, TV syndication and other sources.

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