Shakira pays $24.6m to Spanish taxman
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in a relationship since 2011 with fc barcelona centre-back gerard pique with whom she has two sons the 41-year-old transferred her official residency to the catalan city in 20151 superstar shakira has handed over more than 20 million euros 24.6 million to tax authorities in spain a report said tuesday1 catalan daily el periodico reported that the colombian award-winning singer had paid the money to settle part of the debt claimed by spains tax authorities corresponding to what she allegedly owes for 20111 the fiscal authorities filed an official complaint to prosecutors in barcelona accusing her of not paying taxes sparking an investigation jose miguel company spokesman for the prosecutors office told afp1 the official complaint only covers the period from 2012 to 2014 however as the timeframe to prosecute alleged tax offences in 2011 has expired1 shakira who is a partner to barcelona player gerard pique had been accused of not paying taxes despite being a resident between 2011 and 20141 until then it was in the bahamas1 but that doesnt match reality with the children in school in barcelona and her partner here company said adding that prosecutors will decide in june whether to pursue the case1 shakiras representatives meanwhile say that until 2014 she earned most of her money in international tours and didnt live more than six months a year in spain a prerequisite to be an official tax-paying resident in the country1 with her mix of latin and arabic rhythms and rock influences shakira is one of the biggest acts from latin america scoring major global hits with songs such as hips dont lie and whenever wherever1 she has sold more than 60 million records1