Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's indiscretion nearly a decade ago seems to haunt her now. The former Miss World is in the income tax net for claiming to be an NRI in 1996 and hence evaded paying tax on her beauty pageant fee.
When the taxmen raided her home in the year 2000, it was found that she
Aishwarya Rai Gallery
stayed abroad only for 92 days and not 186 days as claimed by her in 1996. The tax authorities ordered an income tax of Rs. 14 lakhs along with an interest, which would amount to Rs. 50 lakhs. Ash duly contested against this order and got a partial relief. She also a filed a suit claiming that the income tax department has no rights to recalculate her earnings. In 2007, the Income Tax Tribunal ordered the case in favor of Aiswarya Rai Bachchan. The IT Department has now filed an appeal at the Mumbai High Court against this order.
When the taxmen raided her home in the year 2000, it was found that she
Aishwarya Rai Gallery
stayed abroad only for 92 days and not 186 days as claimed by her in 1996. The tax authorities ordered an income tax of Rs. 14 lakhs along with an interest, which would amount to Rs. 50 lakhs. Ash duly contested against this order and got a partial relief. She also a filed a suit claiming that the income tax department has no rights to recalculate her earnings. In 2007, the Income Tax Tribunal ordered the case in favor of Aiswarya Rai Bachchan. The IT Department has now filed an appeal at the Mumbai High Court against this order.
