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Scouse Family Behind Home Bargains Ranked Among UK's Top Taxpayers
- The Sunday Times Tax List shows this year Fred and Peter Done, founders of Betfred, paid an estimated 400.1 million, among 100 individuals contributing 5.758 billion pounds in UK tax.
- Higher corporation tax rates under the Labour government increased many tax bills, and The Sunday Times Tax List compiles liabilities from corporation tax, dividend tax, capital gains tax, income tax and some payroll taxes using the most recently filed company accounts.
- Household names appearing include Tom Morris and family of Home Bargains, who paid 209.1 million last year, along with JK Rowling and Ed Sheeran.
- Around one in nine listed taxpayers are now offshore and six taxpayers left the UK in the past year, though many, including the Done brothers, paid more after tax changes.
- The list shows growing diversity, featuring fourteen entries paying at least 100 million, including the Coates family of Bet365 and new entrants Harry Styles and Premier League players Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah.
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