Shakira to receive Sh8.8bn refund after court quashes tax fraud penalty
Global music star Shakira has been cleared of tax fraud allegations linked to her 2011 income after Spain’s High Court overturned an earlier ruling against her.
The decision, delivered on Monday, May 18, cancelled a Sh8.1 billion penalty imposed on the singer in 2021 by Spanish tax authorities.
A representative for the hitmaker told BBC and Reuters that the Spanish government is now expected to refund Shakira more than Sh8.8 billion.
The court ruled that authorities failed to prove the four-time Grammy winner stayed in Spain for at least 183 days in 2011, which is the legal threshold required to qualify as a tax resident.
