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There has been a case with Shakira, world famous singer.

And there has been a huge issue about her paying or not paying taxes in Spain.

And not only is it a case involving a world entertainer, world-class entertainer,

but the money involved is enormous. So a Spanish judge just approved a trial for Shakira.

She's Colombian, but lives in Spain, sort of. Enough time to pay the taxes? Yes,

says Spain. Not enough time to pay the taxes. Yes, says Shakira and doesn't owe the taxes.

So the Spanish prosecutors are accusing her, and they accused her of 2018, and now it's going to trial of failing to

pay basically $14 million in taxes on income earned between 2012 and 2014. Now keep in mind,

you're talking the taxes are $14 million on the income for two years.

So she makes a lot of money.

By the way, the prosecutors not only want the taxes, they want an eight-year prison sentence and a fine on top of all that.

She has repeatedly denied wrongdoing. She rejected a deal with authorities to

avoid going to trial because she was going to go to trial anyway. And her PR firm said she's already

paid all the taxes owed and an additional $2.8 million in interest. Trial date has yet to be set.

And it really hinges on where Shakira lived during those two years, 2012, 2014.

Prosecutors say that she spent more than half of that time in Spain, therefore pays taxes,

even though she officially lives in the Bahamas.

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