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Top 10 highest tax-paying Indian celebrities in FY 2024: Shah Rukh Khan leads, Virat Kohli emerges as the top athlete

Highest tax paying Indian celebrities 2024: In a notable miss, Indian actor Akshay Kumar, awarded the "Samman Patra" by the Income Tax Department in 2022 for being the highest taxpayer, is absent from this year's list.

10 highest tax-paying Indian celebrities in FY 2024: Actor Shah Rukh Khan is the highest taxpayer in FY 2024; Virat Kohli, contributing an advance tax of ₹66 crore, is the highest taxpaying athlete in India.10 highest tax-paying Indian celebrities in FY 2024: Actor Shah Rukh Khan is the highest taxpayer in FY 2024; Virat Kohli, contributing an advance tax of ₹66 crore, is the highest taxpaying athlete in India.

Top 10 highest tax-paying Bollywood celebs 2024: With the tax season over, a recent report has highlighted India’s wealthiest celebrities for 2024, not only in terms of their earnings but also in their significant contributions to the nation’s revenue through advanced income tax for FY 23-24.

Leading this year’s list is actor Shah Rukh Khan, known as ‘the King of Bollywood’, who has overtaken Akshay Kumar, the highest taxpayer in FY 2024, with Khan’s contribution to an impressive ₹92 crore.

Following him is Tamil superstar Thalapathy Vijay at ₹80 crore, Salman Khan at ₹75 crore, and Amitabh Bachchan with ₹71 crore.

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Other notable actor contributors are Ajay Devgan, Ranbir Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Shahid Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, and more.

Notably, actress Kareen Kapoor Khan contributed to ₹20 crore, and Katrina Kaif paid ₹11 crore, advance tax in FY 24, making them the wealthiest Bollywood Indian actresses, in terms of tax contributions.

In the realm of sports, Indian cricketer Virat Kohli stands out as the highest taxpayer, contributing ₹66 crore, making him one of the wealthiest athletes in India, followed by the former Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni, who made his mark on the tax list with a contribution of₹38 crore.

Veteran players Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly are also featured on the list, along with current players like Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant.

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It’s also noteworthy that the Indian comedian Kapil Sharma is one of the top television sensations on the list, paying an advanced tax worth Rs 26 crore for FY 2024.

The 10 highest tax-paying celebrities in India for FY 2024, as reported by Fortune India:

In 2022, being one of the highest tax-payers; Kumar said to ANI, "it’s good that when you earn, you give back to the country. It’s one of the best feelings.” In 2022, being one of the highest tax-payers; Kumar said to ANI, “it’s good that when you earn, you give back to the country. It’s one of the best feelings.” (Photo: Akshay Kumar/Instagram)

However, in a notable miss, Indian actor Akshay Kumar, awarded the “Samman Patra” by the Income Tax Department in 2022 for being the highest taxpayer, is absent from this year’s list.

Here are the top 10 highest tax-paying celebrities in FY 2024:

Rank Name Total Tax Paid (INR, Crore)
1 Shah Rukh Khan ₹92 crore
2 Thalapathy Vijay ₹80 crore
3 Salman Khan ₹75 crore
4 Amitabh Bachchan ₹71 crore
5 Virat Kohli ₹66 crore
6 Ajay Devgn ₹42 crore
7 MS Dhoni ₹38 crore
8 Ranbir Kapoor ₹36 crore
9 Sachin Tendulkar ₹28 crore
10 Hrithik Roshan ₹28 crore

Source: Fortune India

Here are other notable entries in the list:

Rank Name Total Tax Paid (INR, Crore)
11 Kapil Sharma ₹26 crore
12 Sourav Ganguly ₹23 crore
13 Kareena Kapoor ₹20 crore
14 Shahid Kapoor ₹14 crore
15 Mohanlal ₹14 crore
16 Allu Arjun ₹14 crore
17 Hardik Pandya ₹13 crore
18 Kiara Advani ₹12 crore
19 Katrina Kaif ₹11 crore
20 Pankaj Tripathi ₹11 crore
21 Aamir Khan ₹10 crore
22 Rishabh Pant ₹10 crore

Source: Fortune India

Cherry Gupta is an Assistant Manager – Content at The Indian Express. She leads the Top 10 section, curating list-based features on key national and international developments, and manages daily news content. She also produces SEO-driven articles and collaborates with the Lifestyle team to conduct interviews with notable artists and write workplace culture features. ... Read More

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