Shakira pays €6.6M in another Spain tax fraud case

[Teletubby 134,116]

Shakira has paid 6.6 million euros ($7.2 million) to a Spanish court investigating her for unpaid taxes in 2018, her agent said Friday, just days after she reached a deal to avoid trial in another tax case.

Spanish prosecutors in July opened a second case against the singer, accusing her of using a network of companies, some of them based in tax havens, to cheat Spain's tax office out of some 6.6 million euros in 2018, including interest and adjustments.

She is accuses of defrauding €5.3 million ($5.8 million) from her 2018 tax return, corresponding to income from her tour that year and from the transfer of her intellectual rights, plus another 773,600 euros ($845,000) in wealth tax for the nearly 12 million she holds in real estate and financial assets.

Shakira paid the court in August the agency that represents her told AFP. Now she is waiting for the magistrate to summon her to testify.

The 6.6-million-euro payment does not imply either the singer's guilt or innocence in the case, but is "another demonstration of her willingness to repay her possible debts to the Spanish tax authorities."

Separately, the "@Waka Waka" singer Monday reached a last-minute settlement with Spanish prosecutors to avoid trial for tax fraud on income she earned between 2012 and 2014.
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Edited November 27, 2023 by Teletubby

[Juanlittlem 41,510]

Exactly, pay your taxes!

[River 104,798]

Waka waka mod is so sad 

[bionic 41,793]

i wanted to see her in prison  

i am so underwhelmed

this feels like a personal attack

[Economy 46,972]

1 hour ago, bionic said:

i wanted to see her in prison  

i am so underwhelmed

this feels like a personal attack

Taxes usually dont land u in prison anyway so im not surprised. 9 times out of 10 the government gives u a chance to pay what u owe rather than throw u in prison. At the most they may punish u with interest

 

At least in my Country theres usually warnings and interest applied to unpaid taxes. Extra charge penalties if its found to be of reasonable certainty the person purposely evaided them. But usually not prison unless u still refuse to pay it

 

I assume its like that in most other Western Countries as well

[Gohan 16,088]

Americans after seeing she's not going to prison:

[bionic 41,793]

36 minutes ago, Economy said:

Taxes usually dont land u in prison anyway so im not surprised. 9 times out of 10 the government gives u a chance to pay what u owe rather than throw u in prison. At the most they may punish u with interest

 

At least in my Country theres usually warnings and interest applied to unpaid taxes. Extra charge penalties if its found to be of reasonable certainty the person purposely evaided them. But usually not prison unless u still refuse to pay it

 

I assume its like that in most other Western Countries as well

they would if i were the judge

[Economy 46,972]

11 minutes ago, bionic said:

they would if i were the judge

All i was saying is im not surprised. Not saying if its fair or not

[Teletubby 134,116]

7 hours ago, bionic said:

i wanted to see her in prison  

i am so underwhelmed

this feels like a personal attack

 

9 hours ago, River said:

Waka waka mod is so sad 

this case is not over. she only paid her tax liability for 2018 to benefit from the mitigating circumstance if she is convicted of tax fraud again.

[River 104,798]

1 hour ago, Teletubby said:

 

this case is not over. she only paid her tax liability for 2018 to benefit from the mitigating circumstance if she is convicted of tax fraud again.

The journey continues 

[swakby 4,100]

9 hours ago, bionic said:

they would if i were the judge

thankfully you’re not

[Controversiaga 9,243]

Waka waka pay pay 

[bionic 41,793]

2 hours ago, swakby said:

thankfully you’re not

well guess what mimi