A Spanish court has acquitted Colombian singer Shakira in a tax fraud case, mandating the government to return over 55 million euros (approximately $64 million) in fines and interest that were wrongly imposed. According to a court document accessed by The Associated Press on Monday, the decision follows Shakira’s prolonged tax issues in Spain.

The ruling concerns a dispute over Shakira’s residency status for the 2011 tax year. The court, based in Madrid, stated that the Spanish tax authorities failed to prove Shakira’s residency in the country. For an individual to be regarded as a tax resident of Spain, they must spend more than 183 days within its borders. The authorities managed to confirm Shakira’s presence in Spain for only 163 days in that year.

In recent years, Spanish tax officials have intensively scrutinized high-profile figures, particularly soccer players such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, for tax evasion. Although those players were convicted, they avoided imprisonment due to a legal provision that allows suspension of sentences under two years for first-time offenses.