Shakira Wins Major Tax Dispute As Spanish Court Orders €55 Million Refund

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• Shakira Wins Major Tax Dispute As Spanish Court Orders €55 Million Refund Curated By, Last Updated: May 18, 2026, 22:49 IST Spanish court orders tax agency to repay Shakira over 55 million euros plus interest over her 2011 tax status, ruling she was not a Spanish tax resident that year.
• A Spanish court has ordered the country’s tax authority to repay Colombian singer Shakira more than 55 million euros (around $64 million) after ruling that the money had been wrongly collected in a long-running dispute over her 2011 tax status.
• According to the ruling by Spain’s Audience court, authorities failed to prove that the “Hips Don’t Lie" singer spent more than 183 days in Spain in 2011 — the minimum threshold required to classify someone as a tax resident liable to pay personal income tax in the country.
• The court found that Shakira had spent only 163 days in Spain...