Shakira must attend a trial in Spain, for 6 crimes once morest the Public Treasury. The Prosecutor’s Office asked the judge for eight years in prison and a fine of 23.8 million euros. Shakira: one step away from going to jail, the Barcelona Prosecutor’s Office has won the case.
The singer is being accused of defrauding 14.5 million euros between 2012 and 2014, as she would have pretended that she did not reside in Spain.
Shakira accused of tax evasion
However, Shakira has already paid the amount that the Spanish Tax Agency required. In addition, she was forced to pay another three million euros in interest, but this does not prevent her from having to attend the trial.
According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the Colombian habitually resided in Spain, between 2012 and 2014. At first in the Catalan capital, but later she moved to a house in the nearby town of Esplugues de Llobregat that she bought with her ex-partner, Gerard Hammered, through a company.
???? Shakira, the evader who prefers to pay taxes abroad and not in Colombia
In turn, the research entity maintains that the woman from Barranquilla lived in Spain more than 183 days a year, for which she had the obligation to pay taxes on her entire world income.
Apparently, Shakira used a corporate network to hide her income and her assets. In the only statement that the celebrity has made on the subject, she assured that she decided to leave all of her in the hands of the law, trusting that justice will prove her right.
Recently, in an interview with Elle, the singer pointed out that the Spanish treasury has appealed: “to a lewd press campaign to try to influence people and put pressure on the media coupled with the threat of reputational damage to force settlement agreements.”
In turn, he added that: “It is well known that the Spanish tax authorities often do this not only with well-known people like myself, Ronaldo, Neymar, Alonso and many more, but also unfairly with other anonymous taxpayers.”
It should be noted that Shakira is also in another legal process: her divorce with Gerard Piqué. Currently they have not been able to reach the necessary agreements on the custody of Milan and Sasha and the division of assets.
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