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German Court Holds 5% Add-back for Dividend Participation Exemption Violates Free Movement of Capital Under EU Law

|Approved Changes|Germany
Germany

On 30 January 2019, a decision of the German Federal Fiscal Court was published concerning Germany's participation exemption regime for dividends, which includes a 5% add-back for deemed non-deductible expenses (i.e., a 95% exemption). The case involved the distribution of dividends in 2001 by an Indian company that was 25.17% held by a German company. As per the double taxation relief provisi…

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