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Mayawati, Tendulkar and SRK top the tax-payer's list
By    siliconindia news bureau
Tuesday,05 August 2008, 21:29 hrs
New Delhi: Among the top taxpayers of the country, Mayawati, Shah Rukh Khan and Sachin Tendulkar top the list in their respective fields. Looking at the huge amounts these public figures have to pay as tax, we can guess their income in a year.

BSP Chief and UP Chief Minister Mayawati paid more than Rs. 26 crore to income tax department and she is at no. 20 in the list. Reportedly, most of her income apparently comes from "gifts" from her supporters. Her income is estimated to be around Rs 75-80 crore.

Shah Rukh Khan, the King Khan of Bollywood paid Rs. 34 crore as income tax and stands at no. 13. He is the highest income taxpayer among actors and also five spots higher than Mayawati. His ever-increasing bank-balance is the result of the number of hit movies he delivers every year.

Sachin Tendulkar is at no. 81 and he is the only cricketer to appear in the list. He had to shell out almost 9 crore as tax, according to the I-T department's compilation of the top 200 taxpayers' list.

Surprisingly, industrialists Anil and Mukesh Ambani do not appear in the list this year, while their mother Kokilaben, barely makes it to the list at 195. She had to pay Rs 4.46 crore as tax. Among industrialists, Max's Analjit Singh tops the list paying Rs 31.49 crore as tax. He is at no. 15.

Country's top taxpayer is from Delhi who paid a whopping amount of Rs. 121 crore as tax. Among the top ten taxpayers of the country, five are from Mumbai and two from Delhi.

     
   
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1: 10:let all the rich pay taxes, then the goverment will become rich and then they declare schemes to wipe out poverty like money for the jobless, free food for the hungry, free houses for the homeless and like wise, people will not be bothered to work, if i lose my job then the goverment will give me money for a while then free food, the nation will be filled with lazy people do you want this to happen. the rich spend money, it reaches the poor in various other ways rather than freely through the goverment. afterall what is money just a peice of paper.
Posted by: practical Indian - 05:02 AM Jun 24, ' 09
2: People like Sachin and Sharukh are legends, they have earned coz they have such talent. Nobody can doubt on them. But Mayavati, who is CM of UP is paying such a huge amt. as tax, really doubtful.
Now even her relatives and supporters have become so rich that they are giving such big amounts as gifts........
Imagine, where is India going. People like Mayavati are filling there accounts with money in India and abroad nad on the other hand, millions are dying with hunger.
Jago India Jago......
Posted by: Rishi Asthana - 12:00 AM Sep 01, ' 08
3: The power of P&P - This leads to the desire of Mayawati to be at the top of Indian Politicians. But when the Power and Purse combine - beware - the Nation is in for some Big trouble.
Posted by: Gopal - 12:00 AM Aug 07, ' 08
4: Sometimes I am not able to know after the things happened in parliament. Candidates are purchased just like..anything. Ambani brothers are not in the list. Are they not growing or their business has become down or the Chartard accountants have for gotton the calculation. Ok JAGTE RAHO India Walo. Request all indians dont be proud after these news happened. The young educated indians those who are in this era please stugle a lot to say MERA BHARAT MAHAN.....
Posted by: Noni - 12:00 AM Aug 06, ' 08
5: I am curious about mayavati's income. Govt has to declare names of the people who gives these gifts in crores or are they forced to give these gifts?
Posted by: andy - 12:00 AM Aug 06, ' 08
6: its wonder that business tycoons like ambani brothers are not included in the list .......
Posted by: adarsh - 12:00 AM Aug 06, ' 08
7: Just a Article prior to this on the Mumbais Expensive Lane constructed from the AMBANIS? is proof that, the Name Ambani does not stand, on highest Taxpayers list, could be the only reason, the "CORRUPTION EMPIRE" having built from Ambanis? (Including Income Tax Officers /S.Tax or others. But the Gujarathi Media attempts his Name to keep at the highest Level but not as NON PAYMENT OF TAXES? or the Corrupt Empire developer? Similarly, we had in Mumbai the EXPENSIVE "KULI", at the Mumbai Docks? a gangster turned Millionaire? with the assistance of all Government Officers? Customs etc.? Or the King of Huligens cum Gangster, GAWLI, turned out to be the MP? at Parliament of India? than we can presume the future of India that we may build for our future generations to come?
Posted by: Kamath  - 12:00 AM Aug 05, ' 08
8: My mom always tell me India is going to be next super power..Look at these Indians in Forbes magzine..Lets move to India. But I beleive India will be rich if each & every Indian has right to bare neccities of life. Does not matter how many rich personaties we breed and how many sattelites we shoot into universe, if we do not have the basic human rights, then nothing really matters.
Posted by: Rachna Kaushal - 12:00 AM Aug 05, ' 08
9: It will be good if the riches pay the taxes but that alone would not wipe out poverty. That money, most likely, will land into politician's and babu's pockets. The life of common man can only be changed if they wake up and take responsibility collectively.
Posted by: Anonymous - 12:00 AM Aug 05, ' 08
10: If the top 10% of the Indian filty rich and the marwaris pay taxes honestly!, We can wipe out poverty in our country. No wonder the Ambanis are so RICH..! They evade taxes...!! MEDIA!! Stop smoking their ass..!! as India's weathiest!! Can't the media and the goverment go after them for taxes..!!
Forget Taxes... They never have any philanthropic Interest!! Will never give a penny free without getting a dollar advantage!!

Mera Bharat Mahan!
Posted by: Bharat Putra - 12:00 AM Aug 05, ' 08
11:let all the rich pay taxes, then the goverment will become rich and then they declare schemes to wipe out poverty like money for the jobless, free food for the hungry, free houses for the homeless and like wise, people will not be bothered to work, if i lose my job then the goverment will give me money for a while then free food, the nation will be filled with lazy people do you want this to happen. the rich spend money, it reaches the poor in various other ways rather than freely through the goverment. afterall what is money just a peice of paper.
 practical Indian replied to: Bharat Putra 
 post - 04:59 AM Jun 24, ' 09

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