Anushka Sharma, an actress, has filed a complaint with the Bombay High Court regarding what she considers to be an exaggerated tax notice. Anushka Sharma, a Bollywood actress, filed a petition on Thursday challenging two orders made by the deputy commissioner of sales tax regarding taxes owed for the years 2012–2013 and 2013–2014 under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax (MVAT) Act. On Friday, the court ordered the Maharashtra Government to respond. Justices Nitin Jamdar and Abhay Ahuja, sitting as a divisional bench, ordered the sales tax department to respond to her appeal today. On February 6, the matter will now be heard once more.

On the Rs 12.3 crore that Anushka received, the authority levied Rs 1.2 crore in sales tax (including interest) for the 2012–13 fiscal year. In the meantime, she was charged the Rs 1.6 crore tax for the Rs 17 crore she received in 2013–14. The actress had previously submitted four petitions from 2012 to 2016.

The actress-turned-businesswoman claimed in her petition that the authority had "erroneously" noted that she had acquired copyright through endorsements and by hosting award ceremonies and had sold or transferred it. On the other hand, her attorney, Deepak Bapat, asserted that she was not permitted to sell or otherwise transfer the copyright to the videos because it had always been owned by the shows' producers. Additionally, the argument argued that "Section 6(1) of the MVAT Act provides that a sales tax shall be levied on the turnover of sales of goods. Therefore, no sales tax can be collected on said goods unless it can be proven that they were sold.

In December 2022, the 34-year-old actress filed the plea through her tax advisor. However, a bench presided over by Justice Jamdar dismissed the claim while still allowing the plaintiff to refile it using her own affirmation.