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Beneficial Ownership Registration in Argentina

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Key Points


  • Beneficial Ownership Registration: Argentina has introduced a new regulation requiring entities to register their beneficial owners with the tax administration.
  • Ownership Chain: The ownership chain is crucial for verifying the beneficial owner, showing all intermediate layers up to the beneficial owner.
  • Verification of Beneficial Ownership Information: Verification of information is indispensable to confirm accuracy and veracity of registered information.

Potential Improvements


  • Cross-checking data with other databases and doing big data or data mining analysis to detect suspicious patterns and red flags.
  • Using wealth and income information on all taxpayers from the private sector and other state agencies to determine their risk profile.

Cross-Checking Data


AFIP can cross-check beneficial ownership data reported by financial institutions with data available in other agencies, including:

  • Commercial register
  • Securities regulator
  • Real estate registry

Recommendations


  • Publish Guidance and Organize Trainings: Publish guidance and organize trainings for the private sector to provide clarity on the new regulation.
  • Establish Beneficial Ownership Registration Requirements for Trusts: Establish beneficial ownership registration requirements for trusts and add definitions for complex structures that combine legal persons and trusts.
  • Sign Memoranda of Understanding: Sign memoranda of understanding to allow access to beneficial ownership information with other local authorities.
  • Publish Basic Beneficial Ownership Information: Publish basic beneficial ownership information through Argentina’s National Register of Companies.

Argentina’s Implementation


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