Shakira has been hit with another tax evasion case in Spain after allegedly failing to pay 6.7 million euros or $7.1 million in tax on her 2018 income.
The charges came weeks after Shakira raised Colombia's flag as she received the prestigious Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award from MTV.
Shakira New Tax Evasion Case
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the "Whenever, Wherever" singer was alleged to have used an offshore company "based in a tax haven" to avoid paying her tax in Spain.
This was her second tax evasion case. In Barcelona, Shakira is scheduled to go on trial on November 2023 for the allegations on her tax violation where she lived in the country between 2012 to 2014. From these charges, Spanish prosecutors alleged that she failed to pay 14.5 million euros or $15.4 million in her taxes.
According to the statement released by the Spanish media, Shakira, who is settling in Miami, Florida, has been notified of the new charges. (via The Associated Press)
Shakira First Tax Evasion Case Explained
According to People Magazine, the new charges in Spain came when a Spanish court started an investigation linked to alleged fraud on her personal income tax and wealth tax in 2018.
Meanwhile, Spanish prosecutors have alleged on her first tax evasion case that Shakira spent more than half of her 2012-2014 period in Spain even though her official residence was in the Bahamas at the time - because of this, she should pay taxes in the country.
Shakira said in a statement at the time to People Magazine that she "defends having always acted in accordance with the law and under the advice of the best tax experts. She is now focused on her life as an artist in Miami and is confident that there will be a favorable resolution of her tax issues."
Shakira Receives MTV Video Vanguard Award
The news came weeks after Shakira received the prestigious MTV Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award for her contribution and impact on the music and video industries in the past few decades. (via ABC News)
She was the first artist of South American descent to have won the award. Other winners include Nicki Minaj, Beyonce, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, and even Madonna. Her collaboration with Karol G, "TQG," also won Best Collaboration on the MTV Video Music Awards 2023.
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