英屬維爾京群島發(fā)出收益所有權(quán)處罰警告
英屬維爾京群島金融服務(wù)促進(jìn)機(jī)構(gòu)BVI House Asia最近在香港舉行了一場(chǎng)研討會(huì)，強(qiáng)調(diào)該地區(qū)新的遺囑認(rèn)證規(guī)則帶來(lái)的影響。
超過(guò)80位專業(yè)人士聽說(shuō)，在英屬維爾京的公司中，約有40%的公司由亞洲個(gè)人持有，特別是來(lái)自中國(guó)內(nèi)地和香港的個(gè)人，他們將受到最近在東加勒比最高法院實(shí)施的無(wú)爭(zhēng)議遺囑認(rèn)證和遺產(chǎn)管理的新規(guī)的影響。此外，還討論了該地區(qū)新的可搜索到的實(shí)益所有權(quán)登記制度。
研討會(huì)的參加者被告知，在受益所有人死亡后，公司必須在15天內(nèi)通知其注冊(cè)代理人，以了解受益所有權(quán)信息的變更。如果沒(méi)有合理的理由不遵守，公司將被處以10,000美元的最高罰款。如果注冊(cè)代理人不遵守15天的通知要求而沒(méi)有合理的理由，該代理人將被處以最高4萬(wàn)美元的罰款。
BVI Warns Of Beneficial OwnershipPenalties
The British VirginIslands' financial services promotion agency, BVI House Asia, recently held aseminar in Hong Kong to highlight the impact of the territory's new probaterules.
More than 80professionals heard that around 40 percent of BVI companies are owned byindividuals in Asia, particularly from China and Hong Kong, and they will beaffected by new rules on non-contentious probate and estate administrationrecently implemented at the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. The territory'snew searchable beneficial ownership register was also discussed.
Seminar attendeeswere told that following the death of a beneficial owner, a company must notifyits registered agent within 15 days of becoming aware of a change of beneficialownership information. Failure to comply without reasonable cause leaves thecompany open to a maximum fine of USD10,000. If a registered agent fails tocomply with the 15-day notification requirement without reasonable cause, theagent is liable to a maximum fine of USD40,000.
超過(guò)80位專業(yè)人士聽說(shuō)，在英屬維爾京的公司中，約有40%的公司由亞洲個(gè)人持有，特別是來(lái)自中國(guó)內(nèi)地和香港的個(gè)人，他們將受到最近在東加勒比最高法院實(shí)施的無(wú)爭(zhēng)議遺囑認(rèn)證和遺產(chǎn)管理的新規(guī)的影響。此外，還討論了該地區(qū)新的可搜索到的實(shí)益所有權(quán)登記制度。
研討會(huì)的參加者被告知，在受益所有人死亡后，公司必須在15天內(nèi)通知其注冊(cè)代理人，以了解受益所有權(quán)信息的變更。如果沒(méi)有合理的理由不遵守，公司將被處以10,000美元的最高罰款。如果注冊(cè)代理人不遵守15天的通知要求而沒(méi)有合理的理由，該代理人將被處以最高4萬(wàn)美元的罰款。
BVI Warns Of Beneficial OwnershipPenalties
The British VirginIslands' financial services promotion agency, BVI House Asia, recently held aseminar in Hong Kong to highlight the impact of the territory's new probaterules.
More than 80professionals heard that around 40 percent of BVI companies are owned byindividuals in Asia, particularly from China and Hong Kong, and they will beaffected by new rules on non-contentious probate and estate administrationrecently implemented at the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. The territory'snew searchable beneficial ownership register was also discussed.
Seminar attendeeswere told that following the death of a beneficial owner, a company must notifyits registered agent within 15 days of becoming aware of a change of beneficialownership information. Failure to comply without reasonable cause leaves thecompany open to a maximum fine of USD10,000. If a registered agent fails tocomply with the 15-day notification requirement without reasonable cause, theagent is liable to a maximum fine of USD40,000.
