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🇮🇹 Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) requirements for Italian companies

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Need help with UBO guidelines for a company registered in Italy? This page will show you how to find your company's UBO information and the documents you need. 

UBO Term

In Italy, a UBO is an "azionario"1 or "beneficiario effettivo"2.

Accessing UBO

You can access UBO information for a company through the "Registro delle Imprese"3 or the "Camera di Commercio"4.

Approved UBO documents

If the KYC team is unable to access your UBO information from the registry, you may need to submit:

  • Company: a "Visura Ordinaria Società di Capitale"5 which is a proof of registration (PoR) with the UBO declaration included.
  • Self employed: you may be requested to submit a tax return document.

Visura Ordinaria Società di Capitale

  1. Authenticated document issued by the "Camera di Commercio" in an Italian city.
  2. Document title: your document indicates that it is a "Visura Ordinaria Società di Capitale".
  3. Company identification details: company name, office address, tax details and registration date.
  4. Company activity: details of your main activity, including the status and start date.
  5. UBO information: a recent summary of the total share capital, the names of each UBO and type of control they hold.

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Individual tax return document

  1. Authenticated document issued by the "Agenzia delle Entrate"6 within the most recent date tax period.
  2. Identification details: the full name and tax number of the person being taxed.

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If you have further questions, submit a request to Swan Support.

Footnotes

  1. "Azionario" refers to "Shareholder," denoting individuals or entities holding shares in a company.
  2. "Beneficiario Effettivo" translates to "Effective Beneficiary," signifying those with beneficial interests in a company.
  3. "Registro delle Imprese" serves as the Italian Business Register and can be translated to "Business Register".
  4. "Camera di Commercio" represents the Italian Chamber of Commerce.
  5. "Visura Ordinaria Società di Capitale" means "Ordinary Search for Joint-Stock Companies".
  6. "Agenzia delle Entrate" refers to the Italian Revenue Agency.