Shakira

Spanish prosecutors are threatening the Colombian singer with a 23 million euro fine and eight years in jail.

While a deal has yet to be struck, El País noted that an agreement could be ironed out at any point between now and the trial date, although the latest ruling indicates that Shakira will likely have to testify at a hearing regardless of new developments, even if just to endorse a deal. At the time, Shakira accused the prosecution of being “uncompromising” and of applying “improper methods” to pressure her into accepting a deal. A hearing is expected in the next few weeks, where Shakira will be called to testify.

Prosecutors who have charged Shakira with illegally avoiding £12m in tax between 2012 and 2014 while she was living in Barcelona with partner Gerard Pique ...

'Unfortunately, the Spanish Tax Office, which loses one out of every two lawsuits with its taxpayers, continues to violate her rights and pursue yet another baseless case. A spokesman for the signer said: ‘Shakira has always cooperated and abided by the law, demonstrating impeccable conduct as an individual and a taxpayer, and faithfully following the counsel of PriceWaterhouse Coopers, a prestigious and globally recognized tax firm. Tax inspectors spent more than a year checking up on Shakira, even visiting her favourite hairdressers in Barcelona and checking her social media to try to show she spent most of the three years in dispute in Spain. A spokesman for Shakira said: 'Shakira has always cooperated and abided by the law, demonstrating impeccable conduct as an individual and a taxpayer, and faithfully following the counsel of PriceWaterhouse Coopers, a prestigious and globally recognized tax firm. 'Unfortunately, the Spanish Tax Office, which loses one out of every two lawsuits with its taxpayers, continues to violate her rights and pursue yet another baseless case. She is accused of using the illegal arrangement from 2012 and 2014, when she was in a relationship with footballer Gerard Pique who lives and plays in Barcelona.

A Spanish prosecutor is seeking a prison term of eight years for Colombian superstar Shakira over a 14.5 million-euro tax fraud case, a prosecutor's office ...

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MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish prosecutor has asked for more than eight years in prison for Colombian superstar Shakira and a fine of more than 23 million ...

The latest development in the tax case comes a month after Shakira and her husband, FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique, announced they were separating. No date for a trial has been set yet. Asked to comment, Shakira's representatives referred to a previous statement sent out on Wednesday saying she "is fully confident of her innocence" and that she considers the case "a total violation of her rights".

New Delhi, July 29: Spanish prosecutors announced on Friday that they would seek a prison term of more than eight years for international music sensation ...

The couple has together announced their separation in June. She claims that she has paid 17.2 million euros in taxes to the Spanish government and that she hasn’t owed the Treasury anything in “many years.” In May, a Barcelona judge denied the singer’s request to have the accusations dropped. The 45-year-old singer will also be required to pay a fine of over 24 million euros ($24.5 million) after being accused by Barcelona prosecutors of defrauding the Spanish tax authority of 14.5 million euros in income between 2012 and 2014.

With her mix of Latin and Arabic rhythms and rock influence, three-time Grammy winner Shakira scored major global hits with songs such as “Hips don't Lie”, ...

The couple, who share two children, announced their separation in June. She claimed prosecutors were “insisting on claiming money earned during my international tours and the show ‘The Voice’” on which she was a judge in the United States, when she was “not yet resident in Spain”. Shakira, who has sold over 60 million albums, rejected a plea deal on Wednesday, saying in a statement through her lawyers that she was “absolutely certain of her innocence” and had decided to let the case go to court, “confident” that her innocence would be proven.

Prosecutors in Spain have said they would also seek a fine of £20.2m for the Hips Don't Lie singer.

They also said Shakira has deposited the amount she is said to owe, including 3 million euro (£2.5m) in interest. Prosecutors in Barcelona have alleged the Grammy winner spent more than half of each year between 2012 and 2014 in Spain, and therefore should have paid taxes in the country. Prosecutors in Spain have said they will ask a court to sentence Colombian pop star Shakira to eight years and two months in prison if she is convicted in a trial for alleged tax fraud.

A Spanish prosecutor is seeking an eight-year prison term for the Colombian superstar Shakira over a €14.5m (£3.8m) tax fraud case, a prosecutor's office ...

The latest development in the case comes a month after Shakira and her husband, the FC Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué, announced they were separating. No date for a trial has been set. The prosecutor’s document, seen by Reuters, asserts that Shakira was ordinarily resident in Spain between 2012 and 2014, and in May 2012 bought a house in Barcelona that became a family home for herself, her partner, and their son born in Spain in 2013.

You know what else is illegal? Tax fraud. On July 27, the Colombian singer rejected a settlement deal offered by Spanish prosecutors in the case of her alleged ...

The only question is if she’ll swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth on a Bible or on her hips. Shakira will now go to trial, and according to the According to AP, prosecutors are seeking to sentence her with eight years and two months in jail as well as a fine of €24 million. However, Shakira listed her primary residence as a private island in the Bahamas, which she co-owns with Roger Waters. They’d bought it in 2011 with the intent of turning it into a luxury artist retreat, but it seems like the Spanish government believes the most significant structure she built on it was … a tax shelter.

"Shakira is confident that her innocence will be proven by the end of the judicial process," a spokesperson for the singer told "Metro" as she faces trial.

The couple announced their separation in June. "Unfortunately, the Spanish Tax Office, which loses one out of every two lawsuits with its taxpayers, continues to violate her rights and pursue yet another baseless case. It has been alleged by Spanish authorities that Shakira owes 14.5 million euros (around $14.7 million) in unpaid taxes.

The Colombian pop star is charged with failing to pay the Spanish government 14.5 million euros ($15 million) in taxes between 2012 and 2014.

The prosecutors said they would also seek a fine of 24 million euros ($24 million). A trial date has yet to be set. Prosecutors in Barcelona have alleged the Grammy winner spent more than half of each year between 2012 and 2014 in Spain and should have paid taxes in the country.

Prosecutors in Spain say they will ask a court to sentence Colombian pop star Shakira to eight years and two months in prison if she is convicted in her ...

The prosecutors said they would also seek a fine of 24 million euros ($24 million). Prosecutors in Barcelona have alleged the Grammy winner spent more than half of each year between 2012 and 2014 in Spain and should have paid taxes in the country. A trial date has yet to be set.

A Spanish prosecutor is seeking a prison term of eight years for Colombian superstar Shakira over a 14.5 million-euro tax fraud case, a prosecutor's office ...

The latest development in the tax case comes a month after Shakira and her husband, Barcelona soccer star Gerard Pique, announced they were separating. The 45-year-old singer — dubbed the Queen of Latin Pop — said she initially paid the $17.5 million that the Spanish tax office said she owed and claims she has no outstanding debt with the tax authorities. She is accused of failing to pay taxes between 2012 and 2014, a period in which Shakira says she did not live in Spain.

Prosecutors in the case are reportedly seeking a fine of €24 million in addition to the sentence.

Conversely, the artist’s publicists insist Shakira has paid the money she allegedly owes to the Spanish Tax Agency in addition to €3 million in interest, and has no pending debts. Despite her timeless assertion regarding the honesty of her hips, prosecutors in Spain are moving forward with charges stating Shakira has been dishonest about her taxes. Prosecutors claim that Shakira lived mostly in Spain during those years even though her primary residence was listed as The Bahamas—in 2021, Spanish judge Marco Juberías wrote that his three-year probe into Shakira’s tax history reflected “ sufficient evidence of criminality” warranting a trial.

Prosecutors in Spain said they'll ask a court to sentence Colombian pop star Shakira to eight years in prison if convicted in her expected trial for alleged ...

The prosecutors said they would also seek a fine of 24 million euros ($24 million). A trial date has yet to be set. Prosecutors in Barcelona have alleged the Grammy winner spent more than half of each year between 2012 and 2014 in Spain and should have paid taxes in the country.

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Shakira sold her music publishing rights to Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited in 2021. She broke into the English-language market in the early 2000s with her album, Laundry Service, and “Hips Don’t Lie” became a mega-hit in 2005. Shakira has been a big name in music since the mid-90s and early 2000s. They also were never married, so their individual wealth should just stay with each of them. Shakira “has always cooperated and abided by the law, demonstrating impeccable conduct as an individual and a taxpayer, and faithfully following the counsel of PriceWaterhouse Coopers, a prestigious and globally recognized tax firm,” the rep said, before throwing some shade at Spanish authorities. In 2012, Shakira inked a $30 million deal with Live Nation and Sony to release her next three albums, according to The Hollywood Reporter. (The companies divvy up the sales proceeds.)

Authorities say the Columbian spent at least half the year in Spain in 2012, 2013 and 2014, when she was married to an FC Barcelona football player.

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The news comes after reports that the pop star rejected a plea deal related to alleged tax evasion in Spain.

Shakira's team, however, denied those claims and said they were "a total violation of her rights," as the singer did not live in Spain and was on various international tours during the years in question. The indictment detailed six charges against Shakira that suggested the "Waka Waka", "Hips Don't Lie", and "Whenever, Wherever" singer failed to pay the Spanish government 14.5 million euros (which equates to roughly $15 million) in taxes between 2012 and 2014. On Friday, prosecutors in Spain said they would ask a court to sentence the singer to eight years and two months in prison as well as enforce a proposed fine of 24 million euros ($24.39 million) to be paid by the pop sensation.

On Friday, prosecutors in Spain are reportedly seeking an eight-year sentence for Shakira if she is convicted in trial over a $15 million tax fraud case, ...

Shakira previously claimed that she had spent the majority of those years as a resident of the Bahamas, and filed her taxes accordingly. The court upheld a ruling from July 2021, when Spanish Judge Marco Juberías determined there was "sufficient evidence of criminality" following an investigation that went on for three years, according to the AP. Their statement continues, "Unfortunately, the Spanish Tax Office, which loses one out of every two lawsuits with its taxpayers, continues to violate her rights and pursue yet another baseless case.

The singer is accused of not paying nearly $15 million taxes from 2012-2014. The singer says she has already paid about $17.5 million to the Spanish tax ...

Yet in July of last year, a judge ruled that there was enough “evidence of criminality” for the singer, who is the star and EP of NBC’s Dancing With Myself reality competition, to be tried. The duo announced they were separating last month. The superstar says she has already paid about $17.5 million to the Spanish tax office to settle her obligation.

The 'Hips Don't Line' singer, 45, is accused of defrauding the Spanish treasury out of a fortune over a three-year period from 2012 to 2014 and faces up to ...

They concluded she had spent 242 days in Spain in 2012, 212 days in 2013 and 243 days in the country in 2014. Official residents in Spain pay Spanish taxes on their worldwide income and people who spent more than 183 days in a calendar year there are considered Spanish residents for tax purposes. Shakira, previously living in the Bahamas, registered as a full tax resident in Spain in 2015.

Prosecutors want the maximum sentence over six separate counts of tax fraud totalling £12.2 million. The charges were contained in an indictment submitted by ...

Official residents in Spain pay Spanish taxes on their worldwide income and people who spent more than 183 days in a calendar year there are considered Spanish residents for tax purposes. As well as an eight-year prison sentence, state prosecutors want the mum-of-two to be fined £19.2 million. “Shakira is confident that her innocence will be proven by the end of the judicial process.”

Spanish prosecutors said on Friday they would ask the court to sentence her to eight years and two months if the three-time Grammy Award winner is ...

The publicists accused the Spanish Tax Agency of violating her rights. The prosecutors said they would also seek a fine of 24 million euros ($24 million). Shakira, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, is charged with failing to pay the Spanish government 14.5 million euros ($15 million) in taxes between 2012 and 2014.

A Spanish prosecutor is seeking an eight-year prison sentence for the singer, who was charged with tax evasion in 2018. Shakira's representatives say she is ...

Representatives for Shakira told People that the singer owed nothing to Spanish tax authorities, arguing that she had paid what she owed in full and that the prosecutor was spearheading a “smear campaign” and using Shakira as a “scapegoat” to frighten other taxpayers. Central to her case was the question of where she lived between 2012 and 2014: While the singer denied living in Spain during that time, officially listing her residence as the Bahamas, Spanish prosecutors insisted she was claiming the Bahamas for tax purposes (tax rates are significantly lower in the Bahamas, where Shakira bought a private island in 2011). Though Shakira and her ex, Spanish soccer player Gerard Pique, lived in Barcelona together for several years, the singer did not officially list Spain as her residence until 2015. Back in 2018, Spanish prosecutors charged Shakira with tax evasion, alleging that the singer had failed to pay more than $16 million in taxes on income she earned between 2012 and 2014.

Shakira could also be hit with around $24 million in fines as prosecutors in Spain push ahead with their tax fraud case against the Colombian pop star.

The investigations connected her to offshore companies in tax havens such as the British Virgin Islands and Malta. But according to Spanish investigators, Shakira allegedly spent more than 200 days in the country in each of those three years. The tax fraud charges hinge on where Shakira lived from 2012 to 2014.

Prosecutors want the maximum sentence over six separate counts of tax fraud totalling £12.2 million. - Advertisement -. The charges were contained in an ...

Shakira has failed to reach an agreement with Spanish prosecutors on tax evasion charges, and she will go to trial insisting on her innocence, according to ...

The judge argued that Shakira and a financial adviser, also named in the ruling, used a series of companies in off-shore tax havens to attempt to hide the sources of her income during those years. In a ruling obtained by CNN, the investigating magistrate said that there is "sufficient evidence" to hold a trial for Shakira's alleged tax evasion for the years of 2012, 2013 and 2014. "Shakira and her team consider that this case constitutes a total violation of her rights," the statement reads, "since she has always shown impeccable behaviour, as a person and taxpayer, and total willingness to resolve any disagreement from the beginning, even before the criminal proceeding."