Shakira Wins First Tax Evasion Case In Spain

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Spain‘s probe into pop sensation Shakira’s alleged tax evasion was dropped this week over a lack of evidence, according to multiple media reports on Friday.

Shakira was the subject of an investigation launched in July by prosecutors in Spain (where she says she moved in 2015) who claimed in this case that she had used a series of companies and tax havens to cheat the government out of €6.6 million in owed 2018 taxes. Shakira already paid the Spanish government the full amount in August to settle any debt.

But on Wednesday, investigators told the court that a lack of evidence prompted them to ask that the the criminal case against the pop star be dropped. 

The following day, the court agreed that there was not enough evidence presented to “constitute a [criminal] offense against the tax authorities”; Shakira had made no “intent to defraud” the Spanish government, despite certain “irregularities” in her tax return, the court declared as it tossed the case.

“[This] put an end to the smear campaign waged by the tax authorities…[and] proves there was never any fraudulent behavior on the part of the singer,” defense attorney Pau Molins said, according to The Guardian, adding that Shakira is now “completely satisfied that [the court] had acknowledged she had not committed any criminal fraud.”

Yet for Shakira, the Spanish tax woes stemming from living there with her former partner are not quite over. The singer must still resolve an administrative dispute over the amount of time she spent in the country in 2011. Her legal team has said that she spent 70 days in the country that year; the threshold for owing taxes for living in Spain is 183 days, according to accounting firm Price Waterhouse Cooper. 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/shakira-spain-tax-evasion-charges-dropped-1235896014/

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Shakira in the court after she heard that she’s not a criminal 

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[Versace 7,980]

How embarrassed some of you might be after the constant tax jokes in any Shakira thread. 

[Red 98,225]

RIP Shakira and tax evasion jokes

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Queen of winning tax evasion cases

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not ppl in this thread acting like this was a total exoneration and shakira didn't just escape from criminal charges on a technicality because of the incredibly high burden of proof required for financial crimes

she accepted she underpaid tax and has paid €3 million already with more enquiries underway

she just won’t go face criminal charges for wilful fraud

she probably spent the money she saved by dodging tax on a shredder that helped destroy the evidence

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I will always connect Shakira with not paying taxes, even if she’s cleared.

The damage is done

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2 hours ago, Versace said:

How embarrassed some of you might be after the constant tax jokes in any Shakira thread. 

 

2 hours ago, Red said:

RIP Shakira and tax evasion jokes

The fact that some of them were so proud of said jokes and thought they ate and were suppa funny!!!!1  not to mention every single thread about her had a joke about said obsession with taxes, so annoying 

Truly the end of an era tbh.

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She’s still guilty for one lol

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2 hours ago, Versace said:

How embarrassed some of you might be after the constant tax jokes in any Shakira thread. 

Lol why are you so pressed. It was funny. 

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6 hours ago, Versace said:

How embarrassed some of you might be after the constant tax jokes in any Shakira thread. 

  

3 hours ago, Gohan said:

 

The fact that some of them were so proud of said jokes and thought they ate and were suppa funny!!!!1  not to mention every single thread about her had a joke about said obsession with taxes, so annoying 

Truly the end of an era tbh.

 

she is still a tax evader. she pleaded guilty to tax evasion for 2012-2014 in different case.

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Taxira taxira

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Yoshi is either pissed off or yassing!

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3 hours ago, Gohan said:

 

The fact that some of them were so proud of said jokes and thought they ate and were suppa funny!!!!1  not to mention every single thread about her had a joke about said obsession with taxes, so annoying 

Truly the end of an era tbh.

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