The National Audience court in Madrid has ordered Spain's main tax authority to return €55 million ($64 million) to pop star Shakira, saying the amount was improperly attained during a dispute over her 2011 taxes.
Court documents reveal that the decision was reached in mid-April, but first became known to the media on Monday.
What Shakira said about the tax fraud case
The judgement followed an appeal by the Colombian singer, who has long argued that she was not a full resident of Spain at the time. Her lawyers have pointed to the fact that she and her ex-husband, footballer Gerard Pique, first bought a house in Spain in 2012, as well as the fact that her frequent touring made it impossible for her to have resided in Spain the required 183 days that year.
The court agreed, and ordered Shakira be reimbursed the tens of millions of euros that were collected in 2021.
