In September of this year, the Spanish government accused Shakira of tax fraud. The tax evasion amount is about 14.5 million euros or 16.3 million dollars. Reportedly during the period between 2012-14, she did not pay taxes. The pop star decided to contest the claims saying on the grounds that she could not be considered an official citizen of Spain. According to the singer, her time there did not cross the required days to be called a citizen of the country. Therefore, the claims of tax evasion against her were baseless.
Now after 2 months since the claims were brought up, the Waka Waka singer is standing for trial in court. As a defense, she has mentioned that her relationship with ex Gerard Pique was not solid till 2015. Therefore the time period of alleged tax evasion was not liable as she was not a proper resident of the country around that time.
According to the Spanish government, Shakira failed to pay her taxes between 2012-2014. And therefore the Spanish court has charged tax fraud on the singer and reportedly the amount is around 14.5 million euros or 16.3 million dollars. She might face up to 8 years of jail due to the various financial-related charges against her.
Aside from tax evasion charges, the Grammy Award winner has also been...
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