Shakira

A Spanish prosecutor is seeking a prison term of eight years for Colombian superstar Shakira over a 14.5...

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 she considers the case "a total violation of her rights". 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 Spain are seeking a prison sentence of eight years against pop star Shakira, who has been accused of tax evasion.

She has called the case a “total violation” of her rights. Thank you for your understanding.” A trial date has not been set.

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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Spanish prosecutors say they will seek a prison sentence of more than eight years for global music superstar Shakira, after she rejected a plea deal on ...

She says she has paid 17.2 million euros to Spanish tax authorities and that she has "no debt to the Treasury for many years". 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. - The global music superstar says she is "absolutely certain of her innocence", and has rejected a plea deal

What Is Shakira's net worth In 2022? Here's she got so rich. Plus, how her breakup with Gerard Pique and Spanish tax fraud claims affect her bottom line.

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.)

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

Her public relations team said earlier this week that the artist has deposited the amount she is said to owe in taxes, including €3 million in interest.

A trial date has yet to be set. The prosecutors said they would also seek a fine of €24 million. Her publicists in London said in a statement on Saturday (AEST) that Shakira “has always cooperated and abided by the law, demonstrating impeccable conduct as an individual and a taxpayer.” The publicists accused the Spanish Tax Agency of violating her rights.

Spanish prosecutor say Shakira dey owe almost €15m in tax wey she no pay beterrn 2012 and 2014.

For di document, dem dey request for eight-year prison sentence and a €23.8 (£20m) fine if dem find di singer guilty. Spanish prosecutors dey ask for eight years in prison and €24m (£20m) fine for Shakira for alleged tax fraud. Prosecutor want eight years prison sentence for Shakira for tax evasion

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.

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 ...

A Spanish prosecutor is seeking an eight-year prison sentence and a fine of more than $23.5 million for Shakira over a tax fraud case.

Shakira, in turn, is saying that she didn't live in Spain. The time period in question is 2012–2014, when Shakira has been accused of not paying $15 million in taxes. According to Reuters and The AP, the prosecutor is arguing that Shakira spent more than half of her time in Spain over these two years — and that the house she bought in Barcelona in 2012 became the family home for Shakira, Gerard Pique, and their son born in 2013.