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<\/p>\nResearch listed top taxpayers from the worlds of music and the arts, high finance and the high street, as well as billionaire aristocrats and rags-to-riches entrepreneurs<\/p>\n
Erling Haaland’s bumper wages meant he was liable for hefty tax bill too (Image: Copa\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Premier League superstars Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah have been listed among Britain\u2019s biggest taxpayers.<\/p>\n
Others in the top 100 include Former One Direction<\/a> singer Harry Styles<\/a>, Harry Potter<\/a> author JK Rowling and stadium-filling musician Ed Sheeran<\/a>. They have been named as among the wealthy individuals or families in this year\u2019s Sunday Times Tax List<\/a>. The research takes in a variety of different ways in which they have contributed to the taxman\u2019s coffers.<\/p>\n Some are directly, for example through taxes they were liable for on bumper salaries and bonuses, or such as levies on dividend windfalls raked in. But in the case of mega-wealthy individuals from the worlds of business and finance, it also covers what their companies were simply required to collect on behalf of the Treasury in the form of everything from corporation tax to employers\u2019 national insurance.<\/p>\n The authors of the report then calculated a figure relative to what chunk of the firm they own. The eighth edition of the Tax List – released on the deadline for millions of people to submit their annual self-assessment tax return – features figures from music and arts, high finance and the high street, as well as billionaire aristocrats and rags-to-riches entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n READ MORE: HMRC 1.3m letters ‘need action by Saturday’ after tax threshold freeze<\/a>READ MORE: HMRC to roll out penalty points system – and you risk \u00a3200 fine for mistakes<\/a> Top scorer Mo Salah was also reckoned to have netted nearly \u00a317m for the taxman (Image: Getty)<\/p>\n For the first time, gambling founders Fred and Peter Done of Betfred top the rankings, with an estimated contribution of \u00a3400.1million, up from \u00a3273.4million a year ago. The brothers started the company in 1967 and it is headquartered in Warrington, Cheshire. In their case, the research also includes a percentage of how much Betfred handed over in gambling duties.<\/p>\n Fellow gambling dynasty Denise, John and Peter Coates of rival Bet365 make fifth spot, with \u00a3227.1million. It recently emerged that Denise Coates had netted another \u00a3260million in salary and dividends last year, taking her payouts over 15 years to \u00a32.7billion.<\/p>\n Harry Styles – whose recently announced world<\/a> tour includes a record 12-night residency at Wembley Stadium – is a new entry at number 54, paying \u00a324.7million in tax last year.<\/p>\n Also appearing for the first time are two footballers: Manchester<\/a> City striker Erling Haaland<\/a> (number 72), who earns \u00a3500,000 a week plus \u00a310million in extras, with an estimated tax payment of \u00a316.9million. Liverpool ace Mohamed Salah (number 81), whose \u00a3400,000-a-week basic salary plus an estimated \u00a310million in bonuses and additional payments results in an estimated tax bill of \u00a314.5million.<\/p>\n Other famous names on the list include JK Rowling – at number 36 with a \u00a347.5million contribution, and Ed Sheeran (number 64 and \u00a319.9million). Heavyweight boxing<\/a> champion Anthony Joshua<\/a> (number 100 and \u00a311million). recently cheated death in a car crash in Nigeria in which two of his close friends were killed.<\/p>\n Top taxpayers from the world of showbiz said to include chart-topped Harry Styles (Image: GETTY)<\/p>\n The 100 wealthy individuals or families in this year\u2019s Sunday Times Tax List paid an estimated total of \u00a35.758billion of tax, up from \u00a34.985billion a year ago.<\/p>\n Robert Watts, who compiled The Sunday Times Tax List<\/a>, said: \u201cThis is an increasingly diverse list with Premier League<\/a> footballers and world famous pop stars lining up alongside aristocrats and business owners selling pies, pillows and baby milk. This year there\u2019s been a big jump in the amount of tax we\u2019ve identified – largely because of higher corporation tax rates.<\/p>\n \u201cAll of the 100 individuals and families who appear delivered at least \u00a311million to the Exchequer over the past year.\u201d<\/p>\n Among the top 100, 45 were found to have paid more tax than last year, fuelled by the rate of corporation tax jumping from 19% to 25% in 2023\/24, and a higher tax rate on dividends.<\/p>\n Construction was the best represented sector of the economy, accounting for 10 of the entries. Eight are from the world of finance, including a new entry from Russian-born Nik Storonksy, founder of banking service group Revolut, in 20th place and an estimated \u00a381.3million contribution in different ways.<\/p>\n![\"Mo](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1_Liverpool-v-Brighton-Hove-Albion-Premier-League.jpg\")
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