2022 continues to be a stormy year for the Colombian artist Shakiraand not only because of his break with the footballer Gerard Piqué. The issue with the Spanish Treasury continues to be a headache.
Last July, the Prosecutor’s Office formalized a letter against the artist, in which it requests eight years and two months in prison for her, as well as the payment of a fine of 23.7 million euros, in the case of the accusation of tax fraud in Spain.
The possibility that they reach an agreement persists until the very moment of the trial. But, either way, she would have to sit on the bench.
The Prosecutor’s Office requested at that time that 37 witnesses be questioned, in addition to Shakira; some of them, electronically.
He was charged with six crimes against the public estateby not paying personal income tax and wealth tax between 2012 and 2014, with the aggravating circumstance that it is a very high amount and that he allegedly used companies in tax havens.
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Shakira and Piqué seek to reach a separation agreement on good terms for the sake of their children.
Instagram: @3gerardpique
The Spanish program ‘Investigation Team’ presented a report about the alleged tax fraud exercised by Shakira.
The program has accessed a series of files and testimonies that would demonstrate the malpractice of the singer, as well as a corporate network to manage her fortune.
From 2012 to 2014, the singer did not make the Income Statement because, according to the argument, her tax residence was in Bahamas since 2007.
However, there are a number of signs that indicate Shakira’s stay in Barcelona during the investigated time.
“The Treasury is investigating this person because there are indications of permanence in Spanish territory for more than 183 days in the calendar year, which is the main way to consider a person a resident in Spanish territory,” explains Javier Hurtado, Director of Inspection of the Tax Agency, according to Spanish media.
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Piqué would have asked Shakira for a time after a trip they made to Orlando.
Instagram: @shakira – @3gerardpique
Both journalists and paparazzi were of vital importance to demonstrate Shakira’s life in Barcelona. Even the Treasury inspectors used her photographs, as they explained in the program. In fact, the beginning of her relationship with Piqué, in 2010, was key to having the evidence.
In addition, a domestic employee who worked for Shakira for many years contradicts the Colombian’s claim because his testimony indicates that he and his wife lived in that house in Barcelona between 2010 and 2012.
In the footsteps of Shakira
The inspectors are making a detailed tracking of the movements of the Colombian in Barcelona to check her stay there during that period.
The revealed information indicates that Shakira visited beauty centers, restaurants and gyms, as proven by her credit card payments.
“She came here many times in 2012, 2013 and 2014. She is a girl who always smiles and takes photos with customers,” said a waiter on the La Sexta program.
The fortune of the artist is also traced. “Shakira’s economic structure resembles that of a multinational, which operates in many countries. That is, where the law allows her to pay as few taxes as possible,” said Francisco Bonatti, an expert in money laundering.
“It is legal because she states that she resides in the Bahamas. The legislation of that country makes the entire structure that Shakira has absolutely legal. That is the great debate, if that decision center is in the Bahamas or Barcelona”, she adds.
Shakira’s Defense
Shakira’s defense, according to ‘Investigation Team’, considers that this case is an “outrage” of her rights, since she has always shown an impeccable attitude.
Likewise, it highlights that the artist immediately proceeded to pay 17.2 million euros that the Tax Agency forced her to pay.
However, this series of tests and criteria are insufficient for the Treasury, which considers it to be “the clearest tax fraud” it has seen.
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