A Spanish appointed authority on Tuesday endorsed a preliminary for Colombian pop vocalist Shakira on charges of expense misrepresentation.

Spanish examiners blamed the performer in 2018 for neglecting to pay 14.5 million euros ($13.9 million) in charges on pay procured somewhere in the range of 2012 and 2014

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Investigators are looking for an eight-year jail sentence and a robust fine on the off chance that she is viewed as at legitimate fault for tax avoidance.

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Shakira will face a tax

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Her advertising firm has said that she has proactively paid all that she owed and an extra 3 million euros ($2.8 million) in interest.

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The court situated in the town of Esplugues de Llobregat close to Barcelona said that Shakira will confront six counts of expense misrepresentation.

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Shakira, whose complete name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, has been connected to Spain since she began dating soccer player Gerard Provoke.

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Spain has taken action against soccer stars like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo over the course of the last ten years for not paying their full due in charges

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