Opportunity to Claim Withholding Tax Overpayment on Dividends Received by Non-EU Investment Funds from Europe

In its verdict in Case C-190/12 (Emerging Markets Series of DFA Investment Trust Company), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirmed that investment funds based outside the EU should benefit from the EU’s free movement of capital rule regarding investments in Europe.

Dentons’ global Tax team discusses the implications of this verdict in Europe.

Karina Furga-Dąbrowska, Cezary Przygodzki, and Rafał Mikulski, all members of Dentons’ Tax practice in Poland, co-authored this article.

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About Marc Teitelbaum

Marc Teitelbaum is the former chair of Dentons' Tax practice, which was recognized by The Legal 500 in 2020 for outstanding work in international and non-contentious tax. Marc has been involved in advising public companies, underwriters and investment funds principally in the following areas: acquisition and disposition of domestic and foreign corporations whether taxable or tax-free transactions; the US tax consequences of foreign operations and foreign joint ventures, in particular, multinational manufacturing and sales operations; debt and equity financings; and investment strategies in partnership form, including tax- and accounting-advantaged structured domestic and cross-border financing arrangements.

About John Harrington

John Harrington is the co-leader of Dentons' US Tax practice, which was recognized by The Legal 500 in 2020 for outstanding work in international and non-contentious tax. Recognized by Chambers Global as a Notable Practitioner, he advises clients on inbound and outbound transactional and compliance issues; international tax legislative, regulatory and treaty matters; and a variety of domestic tax issues.