Due to suspected tax fraud involving dividend withholding tax refund claims amounting to nearly DKK 6.2 billion (~USD 0.9 billion), the Danish tax authorities (SKAT) have temporarily suspended the processing of refund claims. Although processing is currently suspended, SKAT still expects to complete processing of pending claims within the statutory 6-month period, although the process will likely include greater scrutiny.
A suspected tax fraud report was filed with the Danish Public Prosecut…