The Colombian artist faces an accusation for evading more than 6 million euros to the Spanish Treasury in 2018.
The Spanish Prosecutor’s Office announced this Wednesday the request to file a case for alleged tax fraud against international star Shakira for defrauding the Treasury of more than 6 million euros. The artist had already faced a similar case last year and she had to pay a significant fine.
“The Prosecutor’s Office considers that there are no sufficient indications” about the Colombian artist, who a few months ago deposited 6.6 million euros to regularize your situation within this process related to the year 2018, explained the Public Ministry it’s a statement.
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, 46 years old, faced another judicial investigation in 2023 for the alleged tax fraud of 14.8 million euros between 2012 and 2014. The singer was accused of not having paid her taxes in Spain during that three-year period, and of having used a complex network of companies located in tax havens to avoid her obligations. For this reason, the public ministry requested a sentence of eight years and two months in prison.
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However, the trial was ended at the end of last year, after the singer accepted responsibility and paid a fine. fine of more than 7 million euros. But the artist still faces charges in court for the tax fraud of 6.6 million in 2018.
According to the accusation, he is charged with the crime of tax evasion for a total of 5.3 million euros by not correctly declaring the income generated by his “El Dorado” tour held in 2018 and by the transfer of his intellectual rights. Besides, He is accused of not declaring 773,600 euros in wealth tax due to the possession of properties and financial assets valued at 12 million euros.
In any case, according to the statements of the Public Ministry this Wednesday, criminal proceedings could be suspended given that the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office of Barcelona, Specialized Section for Economic Crimes, has requested the filing of the accusations against the singer in the Investigative Court number 2 of Barcelona due to “lack of evidence.”
The Prosecutor’s Office understands that If there is a tax obligation corresponding to that year, “it can be made effective” in the State Tax Administration Agency and in the Tax Agency of Catalonia through administrative channels.
Source: Ambito
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