Luke Humphries Luke Humphries

HMRC hit out and issue Luke Littler statement after reports around teen's £200k darts winnings

Reading now: 615
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

It has been a legendary week for 16-year-old Luke Littler. The teenager became the youngest ever player to reach the final of the World Darts Championship, and became a national star along the way.

Littler, from Warrington, narrowly missed out on the title to world number one Luke Humphries, but still collected a sizeable prize sum of £200,000.

However, shortly after his win, HMRC tweeted to remind the youngster he would be taxed on his earnings. It came after investment platform Saxo estimated Littler will have to pay £76,203 in tax, as well as £7,330 in National Insurance, which means his winnings will be cut by almost half, reports the Liverpool Echo. Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...

just click here to give it a go. Responding to reports of this, HMRC hit out on social media. A post on X, formerly Twitter, from the HMRC press office account simply said: "Big congrats to Luke on his fantastic run to the final.

Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The website covid-19.rehab is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

Royal Family - Kate Middleton - prince William - Kensington Palace - Charles - Charles Iii - Kate Middleton returns to Windsor after abdominal surgery: ‘Making good progress’ - nypost.com - county Windsor - county Prince William
nypost.com
46%
484
Kate Middleton returns to Windsor after abdominal surgery: ‘Making good progress’
her “planned abdominal surgery.”The Princess of Wales, 42, returned home to Windsor Monday morning, where she will continue to recover behind closed doors until after Easter.The mother-of-three spent a total of 13 days at the London Clinic, before she was whisked away to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor, where she was reunited with Prince William and their three children.“The Princess of Wales has returned home to Windsor to continue her recovery from surgery. She is making good progress,” Kensington Palace said in a statement Monday.“The Prince and Princess wish to say a huge thank you to the entire team at The London Clinic, especially the dedicated nursing staff, for the care they have provided.”William, who had hit the brakes on his official engagements while Kate was in the hospital, is expected to resume his official duties once the Princess settles in back at home.“The Wales family continues to be grateful for the well wishes they have received from around the world,” the statement concluded.Royal sources say Kate’s return to official duties “will depend on medical advice closer to the time.”Since news of Kate’s health woes came to light, Kensington Palace has contacted the Princess’ 30 charities to postpone and reschedule engagements.Kate’s father-in-law, King Charles, remains in the London Clinic this afternoon after being admitted three days ago for treatment of an enlarged prostate.Last week, it was reported that the Princess didn’t tell those close to the royal family about her surgery.Sources told People that the news took Middleton’s loved ones by surprise, especially as “there had been no indication that anything was wrong” with her before her hospitalization on Jan.
DMCA