Error in Danish tax system denies property refunds for hundreds of homeowners

Danish homeowners face denied tax refunds due to a system error, with hundreds impacted by missing years in property tax calculations and no clear way to challenge the mistake. Concerns over legality and transparency are now being raised.

DR reports that hundreds of homeowners have been denied refunds (Photo: Howard Lake)

Tristan Fender

Mar 7, 2025

Hundreds of homeowners in Denmark have been denied refunds on overpaid property taxes due to an error in an automated system used by the Danish tax authorities.A DR report has found that the error affecting tax refunds between 2011 and 2020 was caused by a “robot” that mistakenly removed certain years from refund calculations. Now […]

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