As part of anti-money laundering, terrorism financing, tax evasion and for the implementation of the international exchange of tax information, governments of different countries are taking legislative measures to increase the transparency of corporate structures. One example of successful implementation of such measures is the creation of registers of ultimate beneficiaries of legal entities in various jurisdictions. Now, in addition to information about the company itself in various registers, which we discussed in the previous article, interested parties will be able to get information about the ultimate owner of such a company.
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EORI Number: United Kingdom, Finland, Netherlands, Estonia, Malta
In all EU countries, the procedure for obtaining an EORI number for companies is more or less similar, as it is subject to Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No. 952/2013 of 09.10.2013 and the European Commission’s guidance on the EORI system. Earlier in the article about EORI, we have already described the procedure for registering this number in Cyprus, and today we will do the same for some of the most popular jurisdictions.