Double Trouble for Shakira: Second Tax Fraud Investigation Launched in Barcelona!
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A court near Barcelona, Spain, stated it has begun an investigation into renowned music star Shakira second case of alleged tax fraud. A Prosecutor’s Office accusation accuses the Colombian artist of cheating the Tax Agency in personal income taxes & assets for the 2018 fiscal year. It was during this time that Shakira and her ex-partner, former soccer player Gerard Piqué, lived in Barcelona with their two sons. She now lives in Miami with her children following the couple’s 11-year romance ended. As of Thursday morning, the singer “had not yet gotten any formal notification of the Prosecutor’s complaint,” according to an email from a Shakira spokesman to NBC News. According to a spokeswoman, “her legal team will not comment until the announcement reaches them through the official and legally established channels.”
A judge in Barcelona has opened a second investigation into alleged tax fraud by Shakira.
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The singer is already awaiting trial for alleged tax evasion of $16.2 million for the years of 2012, 2013 and 2014.
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It is important that Shakira is personally informed at her new address, in compliance with the laws.” Shakira is already scheduled to stand trial on an unspecified date on the charges that she failed to pay taxes of 14.5 million euros ($13.9 million) taxes on revenue received between 2012 and 2014. The actor has denied any misconduct. Now, a Spanish judge has consented to investigate Shakira’s suspected tax evasion from 2018. According to the Spanish newspaper El Pas, the court stated that it did not know how much money was at stake because it was waiting for the singer to be officially notified. “Shakira maintains that she always behaved in accordance with the law and with the guidance of the best tax experts.” “She has decided to concentrate on her life as an artist in Miami & is optimistic that her tax issues will be resolved favorably,” Shakira’s representative said.
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Spanish Authorities Have Launched A Second Investigation Into Shakira Alleged Tax Fraud
Shakira is in additional problems with Spain’s tax authorities after a judge in Barcelona decided to open an investigation into a second case of alleged tax fraud by the Colombian singer on Thursday. A trial is already planned for Shakira for allegedly failing to pay $13.9 million in taxes on revenue generated between 2012 and 2014. The ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ singer has denied any wrongdoing. In an interview with Elle magazine, she described them as “false accusations.”. A Spanish judge has now consented to investigate two suspected cases of tax evasion by Shakira from 2018. The court stated that it did not know how much money was at stake. A court in the town of Esplugues de Llobregat, near Barcelona, is hearing both cases. The first case scheduled for trial is based on Shakira’s residence between 2012 and 2014. In spite of the fact that her official residence was in the Bahamas, Barcelona prosecutors argue that the Grammy winner spent more than half of that time in Spain and owed taxes there.
A statement from Shakira’s public relations firm, Llorente y Cuenca, said the artist “always acted according to the law and with the advice of her financial advisers.” Shakira, who lives in Miami, has yet to receive notification of the second probe as of yet.”[Shakira] has turned her attention to her artistic career in Miami & is calm and confident that her fiscal issues will be resolved favourably,” the firm added. Since she began dating soccer player Gerard Pique, Shakira has been linked to Spain. Her full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll. The pair, who have two children, lived together in Barcelona for 11 years before calling it quits last year. Over the last decade, Spain has cracked down on football players such as Lionel Messi и Cristiano Ronaldo for failing to pay their full tax obligations. While both were found guilty of evasion, the courts waived sentences of less than two years for first-time offenders under a provision that allows the courts to waive sentences for first-time offenders.
We stand with shakira
— Zen 🐝🇮🇹 (@msclassiclady) July 20, 2023
Leave Shakira alone omg, this lady has suffered enough 😭
— steven ❀ // doja’s favorite 🙂 (@arianaunext) July 20, 2023
Even you don’t believe that. They doing 2 investigations on Shakhia😩
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