Shakira in line for €55m payout as Spanish court rules tax fines were wrong
A Spanish court has ruled in favor of Shakira, ordering the tax agency to refund over €55 million due to incorrect fines imposed on her. The court found that the agency failed to prove she spent the required time in Spain to be liable for taxes in 2011. Shakira expressed relief at the ruling, stating it rectified years of public shaming and damage to her reputation.
- ▪The court ordered Spain's tax authority to pay Shakira back more than €55 million after ruling it wrongly imposed fines.
- ▪The tax agency could not prove that Shakira spent more than 183 days in Spain in 2011, which would have required her to pay taxes there.
- ▪Shakira previously reached a settlement regarding unpaid taxes from 2012 to 2014, accepting charges and fines to avoid trial.
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The court ordered the tax agency to return the amounts it had fined Shakira and to pay her interest and costs. Photograph: Charles Sykes/APView image in fullscreenThe court ordered the tax agency to return the amounts it had fined Shakira and to pay her interest and costs. Photograph: Charles Sykes/APShakiraShakira in line for €55m payout as Spanish court rules tax fines were wrongSinger says she has faced ‘years of public shaming’, as court rules tax agency made mistake over her 2011 statusSam Jones in MadridMon 18 May 2026 07.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA court in Madrid has ordered Spain’s tax authority to pay Shakira back more than €55m (£48m) after ruling that it had wrongly imposed huge fines on the Colombian singer and philanthropist because it had made mistakes over…
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