19. Juli 2016 No deduction of foreign withholding tax in case of abuse Dividend withholding tax paid by a foreign intermediary company may not be deducted from the taxable income of the local shareholder of a German company if the entire arrangement is abusive and if, therefore, the dividend income is to be allocated to the German shareholder. Kategorien: Supreme Tax Court casesSchlagwörter: foreign tax relief, deduction of foreign ...