TAXATION RESISTED
FOREIGN FILM STARS ENGAGEMENTS IN ENGLAND LOXDOX, June 18 Thirty-eight front-rank foreign film personalities recently landed in England, of whom 30 have come to work by which they will earn at least £'130,000 this summer. The incomes range from George Arliss' £22,000 per film downward, and income tax is being demanded at 4s 6d in the pound on earnings in England, plus surtax. The film stars strongly object to this, pointing out that already they pay 8 per cent of their earnings to California. Some of the stars are trying to overcome the difficulty by announcing that they are not receiving salaries in England, but only travelling and hotel expenses for the tour, and that their real salary is being paid into a foreign bank by their foreign employer. The income tax authorities are likely to bring a test case to counter this evasion.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19350620.2.89
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22140, 20 June 1935, Page 11
Word Count
146TAXATION RESISTED New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22140, 20 June 1935, Page 11
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in