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Shakira is avoiding the possibility of prison time in her tax fraud dispute involving the nation of Spain!
On Monday, the first day of the Colombian-born singer’s tax fraud trial began in Barcelona. But before things could really get going on the allegations that she supposedly skipped out on paying taxes to Spain while living there in the 2010s, everything came to a screeching halt! Because Shakira settled things up ASAP!
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Per the BBC, the New York Times, and others, the 46-year-old singer cut a deal with Spanish prosecutors to end the mess and avoid any possible prison time if she were to have been found guilty. According to those outlets, the deal is pretty steep in terms of a payday for Spain: Shakira gets a three-year suspended sentence and a fine equivalent to $7.5 million USD. That’s a LOT of coin!!
Still, for Shakira, it was clearly worth it. The prosecution against her is over now, with no chance of being found guilty or going to prison for supposedly failing to pay those income taxes between 2012 and 2014. She had been facing up to eight years in prison on the charge — and as much as a $26 million fine — if found guilty. So, when compared to what might have happened in court, she definitely got off a little easier, we suppose.
The Hips Don’t Lie singer released a statement about the settlement on Monday, too. Obtained by People and others, the singer claimed in the statement that she chose to settle in the best interests of her children — sons Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7 — who she shares with soccer star ex Gerard Piqué. The sexy singer stated:
She went on:
And she also strongly maintained her innocence on the tax fraud allegations:
Wow!
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Shakira has agreed to pay the Spanish Treasury an amount exceeding 7.64 million to settle her case and move on. However, her lawyer believes that if she had not fallen in love with Gerard Piqué, she would not have had to pay such a hefty sum.According to Pau Molins, Shakira’s 11-year romance with the former soccer player led her to face six tax fraud charges instead of three.
Shakira has settled her tax fraud case with Spanish prosecutors on the same day her trial was due to begin. The singer, who denied any wrongdoing, has paid a €7 million ($7.6 million) fine.
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Pop singer Shakira has struck a deal with Spanish prosecutors on what would have been the first day of her trial in Barcelona for tax fraud.
Music superstar Shakira has managed to avoid jail time by settling her £12.7m tax evasion case, just as the trial was about to kick off. The 46 year old hitmaker had been accused by Spanish authorities of not paying a whopping £12.68 million in income tax between 2012 and 2014.
Shakira has now settled the long-running dispute with the authorities.The agreement comes after the singer was alleged to have avoided paying taxes over a number of years by using an offshore company based in a tax haven.The charges of tax fraud were first issued back in July 2021, when Barcelona prosecutors claimed Shakira should have been paying taxes as she was living in Spain for a substantial period between 2012 and 2014.A second wave of allegations arose two months ago when she was again charged with tax evasion in Spain. This time, the prosecutors claimed that Shakira had failed to pay 6.7million euros (£5.8 million) in tax on her income in 2018.In total, the Spanish tax authorities alleged that she owed €14.5million (£12.6 million) in tax, and she was set to stand trial this month.
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