Everything you need to know about
Nominee shareholder
and how to get one!
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What is a nominee shareholder?
A Nominee Shareholder is simply a person designed (or “nominated”) as a shareholder of a company instead of someone else. That person can be a natural person or a company.
Why use a Nominee Shareholder?
There are a number of reasons why you would need a nominee shareholder:
- legal requirements (you need to be 2 or more persons to create a certain type of company, or only shareholders of a certain nationality are are allowed)
- facilitate the buying or selling (of shares?) for clients (as sometimes stamp duty can be due)
- ease the local administration or local management (faster than remotely)
- privacy
Does it work everywhere?
No:
- in some jurisdictions the Ultimate Beneficiary Owner (UBO) or the Person with Significant Control (PSC) has to be disclosed. Sometimes they are published on a public register (like in the United Kingdom).
- most banks require to know the UBO or PSC thus it will need to be disclosed.
Whom can be a nominee shareholder?
It depends on the jurisdiction:
- in some countries it is completely free (like the USA), with the only requirement of being an adult
- in some other countries it is (heavily) regulated: you would need to be authorised & approved, or be of a specific (legal) profession, or be an authorised company, or be licensed one way or another.
Is there any risk?
Yes there are many risks surrounding nominee shareholders.
The Nominee Shareholder needs to be a trustful person because it represents a legal owner of a company, жана ошол компания менен бир нерселерди жасоого күч сыяктуу (акцияларды кайра сатуу сыяктуу, компаниянын банк эсебине кирүү, жана башкалар). Бул, албетте, мыйзамсыз жана ишенимди бузуу болуп саналат.
Экинчи жагынан: Эгерде компания мыйзамсыз коммерция менен алектенсе, Номиналдуу Акционердин Номинатор катары иш алып баруу коркунучу бар.
Ошол тобокелдиктерди азайтуу үчүн: кардар Номиналдуу Акционердин ишенимдүүлүгүн баалайт, жана Номиналдуу акционер өзүнүн кардарынын тобокелдигин баалайт. Контракт (Номиналдуу акционердик келишим) Адатта кызматтын юридикалык далили катары кол коюлат.
Номиналдуу акционердик келишим деген эмне?
Ошондой эле а деп аталат “Ишеним актысы” or “Ишеним декларациясы”, Номиналдуу акционердин келишими - номиналдуу акционердин аракеттеринин чоо-жайын жана көлөмүн белгилеген жеке келишим. It is the only legal proof that the Nominee Shareholder is acting on behalf of someone else.
Is there any TAX IMPLICATIONS?
Usually the Nominee Shareholder is considered the legal recipient of the dividends (if any), thus the tax implications fall in the Nominee Shareholder’s hands.
Is there any alternative?
When possible: a new company could be created (in another country), and this company could then act as the needed shareholder (in the other country). But that increases costs considerably, or sometimes it is not legally permitted (because some countries could require to have only natural persons).
How much is it?
The price can vary considerably, some companies charge thousands of dollars per year for this service. But when the risk is low, a nominee shareholder can be cheap. Our offer is: £79 GBP per year (€100/жылына же 120 АКШ долларынан аз).