 Shortly after relocating to the US, Shakira was hit with another tax fraud case from the Spanish government. The Hips Don't Lie singer has been accused of using corporate networks in tax havens to avoid paying 6.6 million € (£5.7 million) in 2018. In late July, officials confirmed that a court near Barcelona had agreed to investigate the Colombian singer-songwriter for a second case. Shakira already had a case against her for £12.5 million tax fraud in 2012, 2013 and 2014, with the 46-year-old set to stand trial for six counts in November. The prosecutor is asking for eight years imprisonment and a multi-million euro fine should Shakira be found guilty of the charges. Today the amount of money they are accusing her of defrauding as part of their new allegations against the mum-of-two was made public. The Spanish Prosecutor's Office has said she owes 6.6 million euros (Picture: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) A complaint from the Prosecutor's Office states that the Waka Waka singer was 'moved by the desire not to pay taxes on all of her income and to stop paying what was due to her into the State's coffers'. It further alleges that she 'consciously and voluntarily presented false personal income tax and IP declarations', according to news source, El Mundo. Shakira denies all wrongdoing levied at her by the court in Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona. She previously claimed she was being 'persecuted' and accused the Spanish Treasury of using 'unacceptable methods to damage her reputation and force her to come to a settlement agreement.' Shakira now lives in Miami but was said to have resided in Spain for over 183 days in the calendar years 2012, 2013, and 2014, therefore liable to pay taxes in the country. It claims Shakira lived in Spain for more days than the tax liability threshold each year (Picture: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for MTV) Previously a tax resident in the Bahamas, the When){kind=link}
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Shortly after relocating to the US, Shakira was hit with another tax fraud case from the Spanish government.
The Hips Don’t Lie singer has been accused of using corporate networks in tax havens to avoid paying 6.6 million € (£5.7 million) in 2018.
In late July, officials confirmed that a court near Barcelona had agreed to investigate the Colombian singer-songwriter for a second case.
Shakira already had a case against her for £12.5 million tax fraud in 2012, 2013 and 2014, with the 46-year-old set to stand trial for six counts in November.