Where can information about the beneficial ownership of a company be found?
Beneficial Ownership
German Transparency Register
Information on beneficial owners in the Transparency Register
Management of the Transparency Register
Where the fine exceeds an amount of EUR200, legally binding and indisputable decisions on fines are published on the BVA website.19
Obtaining information from the Transparency Register
From 1 January 2021 the law enforcement authorities and the central unit for investigating financial trans- actions (Financial Intelligence Unit, FIU) has been given automated access to all data in the transparency register within the context of fulfilling their duties (cf. § 26a GwG). In future, this option will be extended to the supervisory authorities, the Federal Central Tax Office, the local tax authorities and the Office for the Protection of the Constitution at federal and State level as a result of the Transparency Register and Financial Information Act.
1The term “transaction” here means all acts which have the purpose or the effect of a monetary movement or other asset movement.
2See the request made to the Federal Government by the parliamentary group DIE LINKE.
4Request made to the Federal Government by the parliamentary group DIE LINKE.