Shakira has been charged with tax evasion in Spain, where prosecutors allege the international pop star failed to pay more than $USD16m between 2012 and 2014.
The charges claim Shakira, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, listed the Bahamas as her official residence for tax purposes during those years but was in fact living in Spain with her partner, Spanish football player Gerard Pique.
Tax rates are much lower in the Bahamas – where Shakira co‑purchased an island in 2011, the year before she claimed on taxes to have lived in the Caribbean.
The singer has denied the charges against her.
[Source: The Guardian]
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