September 28, 2022

Shakira ordered to stand trial over alleged tax fraud in Spain

By Shirvan Williams

Grammy-winning singer Shakira may have to face trial in Spain for alleged tax fraud against the Public Treasury of Spain.

According to reports, a judge in Barcelona ordered the case to move forward to trial, but a start date has not yet been set. Spanish prosecutors have accused Shakira of failing to pay personal income and wealth tax between 2012-2014, currently valued in the amount of about $15.8 million.

Shakira called her accusations “false” in an interview with Elle magazine earlier this month, and she is quoted as saying “I paid everything they said I owed, even before they filed a lawsuit. So as of today, I owe zero to them.”

The Spanish authorities however have stated that she lived in Spain for over 183 days annually between 2011 and 2014, but Shakira denied that in her interview with Elle. Her attorneys have stated her primary residence during that time was in the Bahamas.

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