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Singer Shakira faces heavy fine in tax fraud case

Singer Shakira made a deal with Spanish tax authorities to avoid 15 million dollars in income tax from 2012 to 2014.

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Singer Shakira faces heavy fine in tax fraud case
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Madrid: A local court in Spain imposed a heavy fine on Colombian singer Shakira in a tax fraud case.

According to the details, the Colombian singer Shakira appeared in the Spain court in the tax fraud case, where the Barcelona court imposed a fine of 7.3 million euros on Shakira.

Singer Shakira made a deal with Spanish tax authorities to avoid 15 million dollars in income tax from 2012 to 2014. After which the court has imposed a heavy fine of 7.3 million euros.

It is pertinent to note that Shakira has been facing tax fraud cases in Spain for the past few years. She has been accused of not submitting taxes on her global earnings from 2012 to 2014, however she has been denying such allegations.

According to Shakira's lawyers, the singer officially moved to Spain in 2015, having previously been paying taxes in the Bahamas and before transfer she was not liable to pay tax in Spain.

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