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Inland Revenue Reclaims Hayley Mills’ Earnings, Sets 90% Super-Tax Precedent

5/6/2026

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Inland Revenue reclaimed Hayley Mills' earnings after a trust set up by Stanley Passmore subjected them to a 90% super-tax, establishing a legal precedent in the UK.
The 90% super-tax demand arrived when Mills was 21, delivered in an envelope on green baize.
Mills, a 1960s Disney star who appeared in The Parent Trap, won a BAFTA for Tiger Bay and was nominated for Whistle Down the Wind.

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Inland Revenue reclaimed Hayley Mills' earnings after a trust set up by Stanley Passmore subjected them to a 90% super-tax, establishing a legal precedent in the UK.
The 90% super-tax demand arrived when Mills was 21, delivered in an envelope on green baize.
Mills, a 1960s Disney star who appeared in The Parent Trap, won a BAFTA for Tiger Bay and was nominated for Whistle Down the Wind.