Newbie question on German individual stock dividends, IBKR

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@fir

Problem seems that on point 5a of R-D1 document, they state that they require proof from a German entity that the tax was paid. Probably German banks or the companies which paid the dividends.That looks difficult for us to obtain through IBKR, that’s a tradeoff from using a cheap online brokers. The big Swiss banks could perhaps have a network with Germany and be more helpful.

I assume you can request this from IBKR, I think this is what they refer to as “Einzelsteuerbescheinigung” in their price list. But never went further with it, as the money I would get back did not warrant the time I needed to invest.