SINGING superstar Ed Sheeran paid himself £8.4m last year - after raking in £34m. The pop sensation is worth around £250m and makes a point of not employing teams of accountants to look into complicated ways to reduce his tax burden.
And new figures for his music empire have revealed the eye-watering sums Ed hands over to the tax office. He paid £4.9m in Corporation Tax in 2021 and £4.4m in 2020.
But that still left him with plenty of readies because he raked in astonishing £34m last year after storming the charts again.
He released hit album ‘=‘ and three singles including Bad Habits. READ MORE ON ED SHEERANSHAPE OF FU Tyson Fury vows to play Ed Sheeran song after being gifted guitar by popstarED ACHE Ed Sheeran ordered to face US trial over claims he copied Marvin Gaye The monster turnover was up on the £31m he raked in during 2020 Ed’s pre-tax profit was £25.7m for 2021- an increase of £21.4m on the previous 12 months And he took an £8.4m dividend from Ed Sheeran Ltd - down on the £21.4m he paid himself in 2020.
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