Shakira is not having a great time as the Colombian singer, in addition to having to face a complicated divorce with Gerard Pique, is facing a complicated trial in Spain for alleged tax evasion.
After failing to reach an agreement with the Spanish tax authorities, prosecutors have asked that the singer should serve eight years in prison for allegedly defrauding the Spanish tax authorities of fourteen point five million euros, after she rejected a plea deal on accusations of tax evasion, and opting to go to trial instead.
Shakira To Face Eight Years In Prison
The Spanish authorities accused Shakira of committing six crimes, three of them related to wealth tax fraud between 2012 and 2014. The other three crimes refer to the evasion of personal income tax (IRPF) while resident in Spain during the same period.
Although Shakira has always insisted on her innocence, the tax office claims that the singer evaded her taxes, and in addition to the prison sentence, adds a request for a fine of twenty-four million euros.
The prosecutors maintain that Shakira lived habitually in Spain and that she stayed in the country for most of the year, so she should have filed personal income tax and wealth tax returns.
In a statement by Shakira’s publicist, it is stated that the singer has always cooperated and abided by the law, demonstrating impeccable conduct as an individual and a taxpayer. The publicists however accused the Spanish Tax Agency of violating her rights.
Prosecutors say Shakira moved to Spain in 2011 when her relationship with Barcelona defender Gerard Pique became public, but she however maintained official tax residency in the Bahamas until 2015.
Just so you know, the couple, who share two children, announced their separation in June this year.
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