Shakira

Spanish prosecutors initially accused Shakira of committing tax evasion in 2018, when they said the singer should have paid taxes in the country between 2012 ...

All of the corresponding information relative to this entity is public and transparent,” and that her Bahamas residence was one of many places she has lived “throughout her professional career and, in every case, has fully met the laws of all the jurisdictions where she has resided.” “And finally, I was advised by one of the four biggest tax specialist firms in the world, PricewaterhouseCoopers, so I was confident that I was doing things correctly and transparently from day one.” She noted how Spain has also gone after Cristiano Ronaldo, who [pleaded guilty](https://apnews.com/article/e6c4a935cea1434d8d6027c07e09a416) to tax fraud there in 2019, and other celebrities in the country, saying “It’s just their style.” A representative for the singer told the outlet in 2017 that Tournesol Ltd “fulfills all legal requirements. [Pandora Papers](https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/shakira-sachin-julio-celebrities-use-offshore/) in 2021, troves of leaked documents that showed the offshore dealings of the wealthy and elite. “First of all, I didn’t spend 183 days per year at that time at all. So as of today, I owe zero to them,” Shakira told

The Hips Don't Lie vocalist has claimed she did not live in Spain at the time of the alleged fraud, and has denied any wrongdoing since allegations were ...

The Hips Don't Lie vocalist has claimed she did not live in Spain at the time and has denied any wrongdoing since allegations were made in 2018. The Hips Don't Lie vocalist has claimed she did not live in Spain at the time of the alleged fraud, and has denied any wrongdoing since allegations were made in 2018. However, Shakira insists she had legal residency in the Bahamas at the time, and did not spend 183 days in Spain, which is the threshold to be considered a tax resident. [Spain has cracked down on footballers like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo](https://news.sky.com/story/cristiano-ronaldo-accepts-17m-fine-and-two-year-suspended-jail-term-for-tax-evasion-11614364) over the past decade for not paying their full due in taxes. Prosecutors in Barcelona allege that the Grammy winner spent more than half of her time between 2012 and 2014 in Spain and should have paid taxes in the country, even though her official residence was in the Bahamas. The 45-year-old has rejected a deal with authorities to avoid going on trial, with her representatives saying she has already paid all she owes and an extra three million euros (£2.6m) in interest.

The singer has denied the allegations, saying she has proof she was not in the country for enough days to qualify as a resident for tax purposes.

In July, after weeks of negotiations, the singer declined a settlement offer by Spanish prosecutors, El País reported. The accusations date to 2018, when Spanish prosecutors first accused the Grammy-winning artist of evading millions in taxes. According to prosecutors, Shakira spent more than 200 days in Spain in each of those years. In court documents obtained by The Post, Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona) judge Ana Duro Palencia ordered the singer to stand trial in connection with six charges related to tax fraud. The judge has yet to set a trial date. “It is well known that the Spanish tax authorities do this often not only with celebrities like me (or [soccer stars Cristiano] Ronaldo, Neymar, [Xabi] Alonso, and many more), it also happens unjustly to the regular taxpayer,” Shakira told Elle.

A judge approved a trial for the Colombian pop singer, who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and rejected a deal with authorities.

The court based in the town of Esplugues de Llobregat near Barcelona said that Shakira will face six counts of tax fraud. Spain has cracked down on soccer stars like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo over the past decade for not paying their full due in taxes. Shakira, 45, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and rejected a deal with authorities to avoid going to trial.