Shakira deposited another 6.6 million euros to the court this requires Barcelona Public Prosecutor’s Office in a new complaint filed last July. Allegation of fraud against the Treasury in the 2018 fiscal yearAccording to judicial sources consulted by El Periódico de Catalunya of the Prensa Ibérica group. However, this action in no way assumes the guilt or innocence of the singer. Simply put, this is one more example of the Colombian artist’s desire to settle possible debts to the Spanish Tax Office.
With this amount, The amount the late Latin Grammy winner has invested in his troubles with the treasury has already amounted to almost 100 million euros.: 65 million for non-payment of taxes for 2011 (on appeal before the National Court), approximately 25 million, including fines due to the recent conviction of the Barcelona Court following the agreement with the prosecutor’s office and the charges, to the Treasury between 2012 and 2014 and finally, this 6.6 million euros, which the prosecutor’s office handed over some time ago to the Esplugues de Llobregat court, which is investigating the new complaint. This action will mean a reduction in the final penalty for repairing the damage if the matter is brought to court.
Now, Shakira (Isabel Mebarak Ripoll) He was not called to testify due to this action of the ministry. The judicial process was delayed for several months due to the difficulty of reporting the complaint filed in 2018 against the singer, who moved to Miami (United States) with her two children after the breakup of her romantic relationship with the former FC player. . Barcelona, Gerard Piqué. It is very likely that initially the announcement will be made via video conference, so the singer will not need to travel to Spain again. The aim is none other than to facilitate the processing of the case and prevent another media tsunami around the artist.
In this new complaint, the Barcelona Public Prosecutor’s Office accuses Shakira of defrauding the Tax Office of 6.1 million euros in the 2018 financial year, thus ascribing two crimes against the Public Treasury. With late payment interest, the debt reaches 6.6 million euros. The public accusation is that the Colombian artist benefited from a “corporate network”. With a company based in LuxembourgTo avoid paying taxes in Spain. Companies in Spain, the Netherlands, the British Virgin Islands, Malta, Panama and Liechtenstein also participated in these operations.
Half-timbered in Luxembourg
The complaint states that Shakira (Isabel Mebarak Ripoll) was living in Esplugues de Llobregat in 2018 with her then-partner, former football player Gerard Piqué, and their two children. The Spanish resident was “obliged” to submit his statements, the complaint states. Personal Income Tax (IRPF) and Wealth Tax The total of the payer’s worldwide income, regardless of where the payer’s business or residence occurs.
According to the prosecutor’s office, Shakira “used a corporate network” to avoid paying personal income tax in the 2018 fiscal year and obtained her income from companies located in countries with low taxation and “high transparency”, such as Luxembourg. The indictment details how AC, which is owned by another company based in Malta, generated revenue from the transfer of the singer’s music rights and how some of the expenses of professional activities, such as a tour of the United States, were “paid and accounted for”. .
In order to do this, the artist, “driven by the desire to pay as little tax as possible”, different agreements were signed (Tax Decisions) We ensured that less tax was paid by negotiating with the Luxembourg tax authorities, where certain tax conditions were determined. The tax rate on the company’s reported ordinary income was only 1.39%. For the prosecution, this company was “interfered with” and “instrumental” only for tax purposes, as it did not carry out any activities and “limited itself only to official and administrative intervention.”
Shakira deposited another 6.6 million euros to the court this requires Barcelona Public Prosecutor’s Office in a new complaint filed last July. Allegation of fraud against the Treasury in the 2018 fiscal yearAccording to judicial sources consulted by El Periódico de Catalunya of the Prensa Ibérica group. However, this action in no way assumes the guilt or innocence of the singer. Simply put, this is one more example of the Colombian artist’s desire to settle possible debts to the Spanish Tax Office.
With this amount, The amount the late Latin Grammy winner has invested in his troubles with the treasury has already amounted to almost 100 million euros.: 65 million for non-payment of taxes for 2011 (on appeal before the National Court), approximately 25 million, including fines due to the recent conviction of the Barcelona Court following the agreement with the prosecutor and the charges, to the Treasury between 2012 and 2014 and finally, this 6.6 million euros, which the prosecutor’s office handed over some time ago to the Esplugues de Llobregat court, which is investigating the new complaint. This action will mean a reduction in the final penalty for repairing the damage if the matter is brought to court.
Now, Shakira (Isabel Mebarak Ripoll) He was not called to testify due to this action of the ministry. The judicial process was delayed for several months due to the difficulty of reporting the complaint in 2018 to the singer, who moved to Miami (United States) with her two children after the breakup of her romantic relationship with the former FC player. . Barcelona, Gerard Piqué. It is very likely that initially the announcement will be made via video conference, so that the singer will not have to go to Spain again. The aim is none other than to facilitate the processing of the case and prevent another media tsunami around the artist.
In this new complaint, the Barcelona Public Prosecutor’s Office accuses Shakira of defrauding the Tax Office of 6.1 million euros in the 2018 financial year, thus ascribing two crimes against the Public Treasury. With late payment interest, the debt reaches 6.6 million euros. The public accusation is that the Colombian artist benefited from a “corporate network”. With a company based in LuxembourgTo avoid paying taxes in Spain. Companies in Spain, the Netherlands, the British Virgin Islands, Malta, Panama and Liechtenstein also participated in these operations.
Half-timbered in Luxembourg
The complaint states that Shakira (Isabel Mebarak Ripoll) lived in Esplugues de Llobregat in 2018 with her then-partner, former football player Gerard Piqué, and their two children. The Spanish resident was “obliged” to submit his statements, the complaint states. Personal Income Tax (IRPF) and Wealth Tax The total of the payer’s worldwide income, regardless of the payer’s business or place of residence.
According to the prosecutor’s office, Shakira “used a corporate network” to avoid paying personal income tax for the 2018 fiscal year and obtained her income from companies located in countries with low taxation and “high transparency”, such as Luxembourg. The indictment details how AC, owned by another company based in Malta, derived revenue from the transfer of the singer’s music rights and how it “paid and accounted for” some of the expenses of the singer’s professional activities, such as a tour of the United States. .
In order to do this, the artist, “driven by the desire to pay as little tax as possible”, different agreements were signed (Tax Decisions) We ensured that less tax was paid by negotiating with the Luxembourg tax authorities, where certain tax conditions were determined. The tax rate on the company’s reported ordinary income was only 1.39%. For the prosecution, this company was “interfered with” and “instrumental” only for tax purposes, as it did not carry out any activities and “limited itself only to official and administrative intervention.”