Shakira accuses the Tax Agency of manipulating and wanting to ‘burn her at the public stake’

Singer Shakira has issued a letter accusing the Spanish Tax Agency of manipulating her fiscal residency and acting with prejudice.

In 2023, Shakira admitted to a tax offense related to her residency in Spain, paying a fine of over €7 million.

Shakira asserts that she took fiscal responsibility to protect her children, not out of guilt, and to avoid a lengthy legal process.

The singer claims that her residency in the Bahamas, since 2004, was misinterpreted by the prosecution, which acknowledged her permanent establishment in Spain starting in 2011.

Shakira Accuses the Tax Agency of Fiscal Manipulation and Machismo

Shakira highlights the intense media pressure she faced in 2023, with cameras following her every move, fueling public judgment.

She criticizes the media spectacle surrounding her divorce from Gerard Piqué and the tax accusations, which drew significant press attention.

In her letter, Shakira accuses the Tax Agency of creating a narrative that portrayed her as a tax evader, intentionally manipulating the facts.

Shakira questions the Tax Agency’s approach, which conflated her relationship with Piqué with a desire to permanently establish herself in Spain.

The singer argues that her visits to Spain were motivated by her personal relationship, not a permanent residency intention.

In 2018, the Tax Agency accused Shakira of a tax offense between 2012 and 2014, demanding the payment of €14.5 million.

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Shakira agreed to a €7.3 million fine to avoid prison but denounced unequal and excessive treatment by the Tax Agency.

The singer recounts that, despite fulfilling her tax obligations in other countries, the Spanish Tax Agency scrutinized her intensely and publicly criminalized her.

Shakira believes that the treatment she received reflects «structural machismo» in the public administration, asserting that the outcome would have been different if she were a man.

Reflecting on the personal and financial impact, Shakira describes her «Spanish decade» as a “financially lost decade,” absorbing all her income.

The artist insists that her 2023 agreement was a difficult but necessary decision to protect her children, not an admission of guilt.

For Shakira, the settlement does not imply recognition of culpability but was a step to safeguard her family’s well-being amid the accusations.

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