The second article on the refund of withholding tax on Norwegian shares. You can find the first part with instructions and preparations for registering with the Norwegian authorities here: , Quellensteuerrückerstattung Norwegen Teil 1 . Once again, please note that this application is only possible for tax residents in Germany.

As a placeholder $EQNR (+2,32 %) , $HAUTO (-2,31 %) , $VAR (+1,16 %) , $MOWI (-0,24 %) , $MPCC (+2,22 %) , $TEL (+1,32 %) , $AKRBP (+1,33 %) , $TOM (+3,35 %)

Open the start page Altinn – Start - the language to English and if you have activated the automatic Google translator you can even go to German - log in, go to International, then log in without social security number/D-number, enter user name and password and log in. To find the right form, enter RF_1534 in the search, then the form Request for refund of withholding tax on dividends will open. You have a kind of "menu field" on the left-hand side which you can use to switch to the individual pages of the form.

Fill in the two pages for the applicant. Don't forget the tax ID ( Tax Identification Number ), but this is a mandatory field anyway. In the large field Registered address in country of residence, enter only the street and house number.

You will now need the dividend vouchers showing the withholding tax deduction.

Then open the Dividends form. There you will see three lines for your entries, which can be expanded as required.

In principle, you must enter Yes in the first field for the question of stock exchange listing in Oslo. This is the case if the ISIN of your share begins with NO... . In the second field, enter the VPS number of the depositary of your shares. This is clearstream, the currently valid number is 153300000145. In some forums you can still find the old number beginning with 05. In the third field you enter the year for which you are applying for the refund, up to 5 years retroactively are possible. Then enter the ISIN of your share as you can see it on the dividend voucher and the name of the company according to the voucher. In the sixth field, enter the dividend payment in Norwegian kroner according to the receipt. The number formatting requires the decimal point to be entered as a period! Then enter the percentage tax deduction, in this case 25%. You can choose different percentages for the refund claim. Take 10% here! Even if it is tempting to enter the full 25%, it works but will be displayed as an error when the form is checked at the latest. Repeat the whole process until you have entered every single dividend statement. So do not add up the dividends from one year, each payment must be entered individually.

This is actually the main task if you have several shares from Norway in your custody account. Once this is done, continue to the payment details page. Under Account Type, click on Other account and enter Euro as the currency, unless you have a corresponding foreign currency account with your bank. Then enter the IBAN and, to be on the safe side, the BIC and the name of the bank.

If there is anything else you would like to say about the application, you have the opportunity to make a note at the bottom of the page.

That's almost it. At the top left above the form name, go to the menu item List - Forms and attachments. You can now upload all dividend statements here. Once again the important note: You can a maximum of 10 PDFs of 50 MB each attached. One PDF is the certificate of residence. If you still have more than 9 individual receipts, combine them into one PDF by company and attach it.

Done, click on check and if everything is ok the document will be sent and you will receive a confirmation in your account.

Finally, a few comments:

Pay attention to the time limit in the form, so that it doesn't end and you have to type in all the entries again from the beginning.

There are a few brokers in Germany who will do this work for you for a fee. There you would have to apply for advance exemption from withholding tax. According to my research, and also confirmed in writing, DKB definitely does this. However, this is only a partial exemption, i.e. this 10%. The remaining 15% must be reclaimed via the tax return.

You can apply directly to the Norwegian tax authorities free of charge.

If you would like to take the route I have described, then quickly obtain your certificate from the tax office and submit the application at the beginning of the new year. Experience has shown that the decision and the refund are possible within a short time. Later in the year, waiting times of at least 6 to 9 months are common. Fortunately, there is even interest on the amount to be refunded if the authorities take longer to process the application. The transfer of the refund may be subject to a fee at some banks, ask your broker how much this is.

I hope this has made you a little less afraid of the refund and if you have any questions, please use the comments function. Greetings from your grandpa 😉😇

Here is the promised article on the refund of withholding tax on Norwegian shares. The first part deals with the preparations and the registration with the Norwegian tax authorities, the second part contains the completion of the online form.

As a placeholder times $EQNR (+2,32 %) , $HAUTO (-2,31 %) , $VAR (+1,16 %) , $MPCC (+2,22 %) , $TEL (+1,32 %) , $AKRBP (+1,33 %) , $TOM (+3,35 %) exemplary.

Edit: This only applies to tax residents in Germany. Please enquire in Switzerland, Austria or elsewhere in Europe about the regulations that apply there. Many thanks to @GeldGenie who has created a corresponding article for Switzerland, which I am linking here: Quellentsteuer Schweiz

Norway has strong companies with some extremely attractive dividend payouts. However, some people are not aware that these dividends are subject to Norwegian withholding tax without any offsetting. This means that in addition to the 25% Norwegian withholding tax, the custodian bank also pays the capital gains tax plus solidarity surcharge and, if applicable, church tax, which means that less than half of the dividend is credited.

Don't worry, the money is not gone, it just belongs to someone else for the time being. Norway refunds 10% withholding tax on application. This can be done easily and online and can also be done retroactively for several years, for a maximum of 5 years. You can get the remaining 15% from the German tax authorities via your income tax return. A few more tips at the end.

First collect all dividend vouchers showing the withholding tax deduction. Most companies pay out quarterly, so there should be 4 receipts per calendar year. You will need these in pdf format. If you are applying for a refund for several years and have more than one share in your portfolio, here is an important note: You can submit a maximum of 10 PDFs of 50 MB each attached. I will then combine the individual receipts per share into one PDF.

Apply for the tax residence certificate at your local tax office. You can find the form at: https://www.formulare-bfinv.de/ffw

Enter form 034450 in the search. You can fill out the form in your browser and then save it as a PDF and print it out. Important! Send it signed in duplicate to the office. A short cover letter with the subject "Application for a tax residence certificate for the purpose of reimbursement of overpaid withholding tax in Norway" and a short two-liner are helpful. I usually receive a confirmation copy back after 1 to max. 2 weeks. Scan and save as PDF.

Then you can already register in Norway. Under the following link Bei Altinn anmelden you can create a new user. The site is only available in the national language or in English. I use English and have activated the automatic website translation via Google, then it even works in German ;-) For the first registration, logically create a new user. Username, email, password and the security question and continue.

When you receive confirmation that a new account has been created for you, click on done and that's it with the preparations.

You will receive a 10% withholding tax refund via this process. More is not possible, even if it is described differently in various forums. You can tick the maximum refund in the form, but an error message always appears before you submit the form. So simply get 10% tax back quickly and easily and then the rest via the German tax office. If you have submitted the application in Norway quite early in the year, the refund amount should be certified by the submission deadline in Germany. Otherwise, simply take the difference (25% - 10% potential refund = 15% withholding tax on your total dividends) and enter this amount, or add it to any other amounts applied for. In the first step, tax declarations are made paperless anyway, so you can relax and have the receipt from Norway until any queries arise. However, I see difficulties with the German FA recognizing this retroactively. I therefore handle it a little more elaborately and actually have the withholding tax refunded annually and the rest via the income tax return at the same time.

If you have never done the refund in Norway before, then at least get the 10% back for the last few years and the 15% for 2024 via the KAP annex. Depending on the amount, you decide which way you want to go.

If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments and I will try to answer them as soon as possible.

Part 2 will follow in a few days with details on the form and further tips.