A recent, second tax investigation into an alleged tax fraud case by Shakira – not to be confused with the Colombian singer's tax fraud trial over €14.5 million in taxes owed between 2012 and 2014, which resulted in a settlement in November 2023 – postponed. after recommendations of the prosecutors, reports the Associated Press. Shakira was under investigation for allegedly evading 6.7 million euros ($7.2 million) in her 2018 income through an offshore company. He denied wrongdoing.
On May 8, the prosecutors who initially brought the allegations in September 2023 it reversed course, saying there was “insufficient evidence” of possible tax crime. The next day, a Spanish investigator temporarily closed the investigation, citing a lack of charges by prosecutors or the regional government of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. “There is no evidence to prove that Shakira Isabel MR has knowingly and voluntarily omitted information and documents of tax importance,” the court said. If prosecutors do not appeal the decision within a week, then it will be final.
Both cases are being handled by the Spanish court because Shakira was living in the country at the time. She currently resides in Miami, Florida, having fled Spain following her infamous split with footballer Gerard Piqué, who is the subject of her single 'Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” with Bizarrap.
Later this year, Shakira will embark on a North American tour in support of her new album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran. It kicks off in California in November and sees the pop star stay on the road until December. It's billed as a world tour though, so expect more dates to pop up between now and then.
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