Kris Aquino is highest paid celebrity according to BIR’s "Top 500 Individual Taxpayers for 2010" list
ABS-CBNNews.com reports that according to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) 2010 records, Kris Aquino is the highest paid celebrity for that year. She had a total taxable income of P101 million in 2010, for which she paid P32.3 million in taxes.
ABS-CBNNews.com reports that according to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) 2010 records, Kris Aquino is the highest paid celebrity for that year. She had a total taxable income of P101 million in 2010, for which she paid P32.3 million in taxes. The report noted: "This put her at No. 17 on the list of top 500 individual taxpayers for 2010, higher than some of the most high-profile businessmen like Ayala Corp.'s Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, mall tycoon Henry Sy and telecoms executive Manuel V. Pangilinan." (Check the BIR’s "Top 500 Individual Taxpayers for 2010" list.)
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Other celebrities who made the list were also cited in the report:
- Willie Revillame (No. 21) earned P82 million in 2010 and paid P26.5 million in taxes.
- Sharon Cuneta (No. 58) paid P16.6 million in taxes after earning P52 million.
- Sarah Geronimo (No. 67) paid P14.8 million in taxes from her earnings of P46.4 million in 2010.
- Piolo Pascual (No. 76) paid P13 million in taxes after earning P49.8 million.
- Marian Rivera (No. 86) had a total taxable income of P37.2 million, for which she paid P11.8 million in taxes.
- John Lloyd Cruz (No. 95) earned P34 million in 2010 and P10.9 million in taxes.
- Claudine Barretto (No. 99), who earned P33.4 million and paid P10.6 million in taxes.
- Boy Abunda (No. 134) paid P9.2 million in taxes after earning P29 million.
- Manny Pacquiao (No. 135) earned P504.5 million and paid P9.1 million in taxes.
- Judy Ann Santos (No. 211) had earnings of P19.9 million and paid P6.3 million in taxes.
- KC Concepcion (No. 229) earned P18.9 million and paid P6 million in taxes.
- Jericho Rosales (No. 236) had a taxable income of P18.77 million and paid P5.9 million in taxes.
- Dingdong Dantes (No. 237) earned P18.75 million and paid P5.9 million in taxes.
- Gerald Anderson (No. 336) earned P16.1 million and paid P5.1 million in taxes
- Carmina Villaroel (No. 357) earned P15.5 million and paid P4.9 million in taxes.
- Mel Tiangco (No. 370) earned oP15.1 million and paid P4.8 million in taxes.
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