Karan Johar, Kapil Sharma and Alia Bhatt are the stars
who have had the maximum jump in their pay checks this year. The IT department
has confirmed in their latest statement.
According to the release, Kapil's net worth has increased
in the past fiscal year. His pay check has multiplied by 206%. Kapil has
already paid an advance tax of Rs 23.9 crore as opposed to the Rs 7 crore which
he paid last year.
"The number indicates that Kapil Sharma's personal
income has jumped by almost 206 per cent in one year," an IT official
said while speaking to a leading daily. For the fourth quarter this fiscal,
Kapil has paid an advance tax of Rs 7.5 crore, whereas for the same quarter in
year 2015-16, the advance tax paid was Rs 3 crore.
This proves that Kapil is definitely the highest earning
TV celeb.
The IT department's list also mentions Bollywood biggies
like Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Hrithik Roshan, Ranbir Kapoor, Aamir Khan,
Karan Johar, Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt and Kareena Kapoor Khan among the
highest advance tax payers. Notable jumps in the pay checks are that of KJo who has upped his income by almost 473%, and of Alia who has raised her pay check
by 46%.
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Now, this list is of the people who paid advance tax and
therefore doesn't include a lot of popular names like Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh
Bachchan and Ajay Devgn. We shall have to wait for the list on the highest
earning individuals put out by the IT department once the fiscal year ends and
people file their IT returns.
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