[kartan]

> They didn't even check that the people owned the shares they claimed to own

Yes. But people hates bureaucracy.

A common answer is'why do I need to present another document in the tax office?'

At least now Danish citizens have an answer. 'to avoid losing 1.7B'

bureaucracy is a remedy to a problem. It can be done right or wrong, but it's not bad by itself.

[caf]

They should have the companies themselves submit their share register as of the in-dividend date to the tax authority (which the company has to know anyway, since you can be damn sure that they're not paying dividends to people who didn't own the shares!). No register no refunds.