The Spanish government has accused Colombian music diva Shakira of tax evasion a second time.
The Colombian singer has been the target of Spain’s most recent tax complaints, which accuse her of neglecting to pay 6.7 million euros ($7.1 million) in tax on her 2018 income.
According to a report by Barcelona prosecutors, sighted by 1Family Radio, Shakira is accused of evading taxes by using an offshore corporation headquartered in a tax haven.
The statement claims that she has been informed of the charges in Miami, where she resides.
A separate case involving Shakira’s residence between 2012 and 2014 is already scheduled to go to trial in Barcelona on Nov. 20. Prosecutors in that case claim she owes $15.4 million in back taxes, totaling 14.5 million euros.
The fresh accusations are based on the fact that Shakira had to pay Barcelona’s tax on all of her worldwide earnings in 2018 since she shared a residence there with soccer player Gerard Pique.
Despite having her official abode in the Bahamas, Barcelona prosecutors claim that the Grammy winner spent more than half of the 2012–2014 year there and should have paid taxes there.
However, other media reports claim that Shakira’s legal team in Miami, where she currently resides, has not yet been informed of these new charges.
Source: 1Familyradio