Adele made £100 million in five years and £14.5 million went to the taxman

COLOGNE, GERMANY — DECEMBER 06: Adele performs live on stage during the television show 2015! Menschen, Bilder, Emotionen — RTL Jahresrueckblick on December 6, 2015 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Sascha Steinbach/Getty Images)

Adele has earned an incredible £100 million over the past five years, but £14.5million has been claimed by the taxman.

While the 28-year-old singer has reportedly been involved in tax complications in the past, Adele handed over £4million to the Inland Revenue last year and paid £2.5 million in 2014.

Following a particular stellar 2013, the superstar was forced to pay out £6million and dished out £2million across 2012 and 2011.

Adele’s music empire Melted Stone Ltd turned over £30 million last year, earning the star, incredibly, more than £84,000-a-day.

In other words, she’s doing pretty darn well for herself.

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The company however earned £16 million profit after cost deductions, £4 million of which went straight to the tax man.

Adele’s previously been pretty vocal about her qualms with the level of tax she pays, saying: ‘I use the NHS, I can’t use the public transport any more.

‘Trains are always late, most state schools are sh*t and I’ve gotta give you, like, four million quid – are you having a laugh?’

 

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The singer isn’t involved in any investment schemes to reduce her taxes, but instructs her accountants to pay tax after deductions like staff wages and operating costs are dished out.