Hungary: Change in quick refund requirements on equities
Clearstream Banking1 informs clients that effective
immediately
the legal entity’s name and address must be disclosed when applying for a quick refund on dividends from Hungarian equities.
Background
Clearstream Banking was informed by its local depository that the Hungarian CSD Keler enhanced the requirements for quick refund on dividends from Hungarian equities.
Impact on clients
Clients applying for a quick refund on dividends from Hungarian equities must now disclose the legal entity’s name and address via formatted Swift MT565 or Xact Web Portal that consists of one breakdown per tax rate indicating:
- Client account number;
- ISIN code;
- Corporate ID;
- Total instructed securities quantity;
- Requested tax rate;
and for each eligible beneficial owner following details in BENODET sequence: - Full name and address of the beneficial owner (field :95V::OWND//);
- BO securities quantity (field :36B::OWND//).
Further information
For further information, clients may contact Clearstream Banking Client Services, their Relationship Officer or the Tax Help Desk.
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1. Clearstream Banking refers collectively to Clearstream Banking S.A., registered office at 42, avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg, and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register under number B-9248, and Clearstream Banking AG (for Clearstream Banking AG clients using Creation accounts), registered office at Mergenthalerallee 61, 65760 Eschborn, Germany and registered in Register B of the Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main, Germany under number HRB 7500.