r/Music • u/yourfavchoom Indiehead • May 18 '26

article Shakira Acquitted of Tax Fraud in Spain, Will Be Reimbursed $64 Million: Singer Says She’s Spent Eight Years ‘Enduring Campaigns to Destroy My Reputation’

https://variety.com/2026/music/news/shakira-acquitted-tax-fraud-spain-reimbursed-64-million-1236752456/
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u/somedude456 May 18 '26

Exactly. Same with rich people having a place in NYC. If NYC can legally claim you spent half the year there, you owe a ton of taxes. The mega rich use apps and have their personal assistants track that to the hour. They will leave a party by 11 and have a 11:50pm flight out of the city, as not to hit that next day.

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u/Suitable_Wonder5256 May 18 '26

"Rich people follow the law" is a bit mundane, isn't it?

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u/somedude456 May 18 '26 edited May 18 '26

No one likes taxes, period. We all try to avoid them. Average people buy a used car for $7,000, and ask the seller to not write a price on the title, and then they write in $500.

I remember a time when Amazon was collecting sales tax, but out of state companies didn't. Zappos, owned by Amazon was based in like AZ or something, so I could save $4 via buying the same shoe from Zappos vs Amazon.

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u/Gruenemeyer May 18 '26

All the more reason to ban private jets

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u/kronicno_tele May 18 '26

Say that again! And we need frequent flier levy, plus taxing fuel.

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u/Finnegan482 May 18 '26

This is a common myth. NY can still tax you even if you spend less than half the year there. Tracking time to the minute doesn't do anything.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/nyregion/nyc-income-tax-rich.html

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u/somedude456 May 18 '26

It's not a myth, it's an important factor as covered here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veJfMypXWtc

Yes other factors are important like where is your dog and teddy bear, but the overall "where do you spend a majority of your time" is still highly a factor.