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.
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