The Khan duo of the sizzling Bollywood may be vying each other to cling to the No 1 position in terms of their star value. But the Income tax department has no doubts. For them, Akki is the top star in Bolowood. As per the statistics, Akshay Kumar has dethroned Bollywood Badshah Shah Rukh Khan by a narrow margin.
Yes, Akshay Kumar has been confirmed the highest tax payer in 2008-09. According to sources, Akshay Kumar has paid a whopping Rs 31 crore to the IT department. However, Shah Rukh is not far behind. According to sources, "Akshay has declared a taxable income of something around Rs. 125-150 crore to the Income Tax department .
Similarly, the economic slump seems to have made no impact as such in the earning of the stars. Top ten earners in Bollywood paid 17.7 percent more as tax amounts compared to the previous year.
Bollywood Badshah Shah Rukh Khan has paid Rs 30.99 crore as tax in the 2008-09 fiscal. Gone by the statistics, the top ten Bollywood starts together have paid a whopping Rs 107 crore as taxes. The same set had paid Rs 90.90 crore in 2007-08.
Aamir Khan, the other big Khan in the Bollywood seems to have no intention to take on Shah Rukh Khan in the tax front. Aamir Khan stood at the third position in the top league of tax payers.
Similarly, Salman Khan came in fourth position as he paid Rs 8.6 crore as tax money in 2008-09.
The last two years have given Akshay huge amount of success and of course money has followed him everywhere. This will be surpassing reigning Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's taxable income of Rs. 100 crore."
Whereas in 2007, SRK had paid advance taxes of Rs 27 crore till December 15, putting his income for 2007-08 at over Rs 100 crore. It was a glittering jump from the money he made the previous fiscal when he paid a modest Rs 18 crore in tax.
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