Shakira accused of tax evasion

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

According to Spanish tax legislation, any foreigner who has spent more than six months in the country automatically becomes its resident. By law, he is obliged to pay a certain percentage of the income received during this period to the state treasury. In which country he receives his earnings, it does not matter. If his income is impressive, the tax collection can go up to 50%.

Colombian singer Shakira married Spanish footballer Gerard Piqué in 2011. The couple spent part of the time in Spain, but the singer officially registered with the tax authorities only in 2015.

Vigilant employees of the Spanish tax service conducted their own investigation and found that from 2012 to 2014. the singer spent more than 180 days a year on the territory of the state. However, no tax deductions from her side were received by the treasury.

In total, according to the estimates of experts, Shakira did not report about 14.5 million euros to the Spanish budget. Based on the investigation and calculation, the prosecutor's office has already prepared a lawsuit against the singer.

An interesting fact was revealed during the investigation of the incident. On the social network, Shakira published her own photos and exhibited geolocation of the Bahamas, making it appear that she lives on the islands. And in fact, most of the time she spent in Spain, misleading fans.