How do you find out the custodian for a shareholding?
Posted: December 7th, 2023, 5:06 pm
Hi all
I hold shares in Accenture which are domiciled in Ireland. My shares are held in a HSBC Stockbroking account
I'm trying to reclaim tax from the Irish tax office for overpaid dividend withholding tax given the difference between the rates in Ireland and the UK
They have just send an email saying they won't pay out on the basis of my annual tax dividend documents from HSBC but want additional evidence of who paid HSBC....
"As we need to see evidence of the full flow of dividend passing from the paying company “Accenture” to you “the beneficial owner” - to allow us to identify the tax paid over to Revenue we require the Original Dividend vouchers (or certified copies of same) showing each step of the dividend being passed from the paying company to beneficial owner. I am looking for documentary evidence showing who passed the dividend to HSBC UK. We are aware that some custodians may have concerns about disclosing this information to Clients, if this is an issue; the custodian may forward the documents to DWT Unit clearly marked for my attention at the address below and be assured that, it will not be disclosed to a third party"
I have no idea where to go now to request this. How would I find out who had paid HSBC. And how on earth would I get anything out of them referencing my name and shareholding? I assume they would just transfer to HSBC in bulk.
Thanks
I hold shares in Accenture which are domiciled in Ireland. My shares are held in a HSBC Stockbroking account
I'm trying to reclaim tax from the Irish tax office for overpaid dividend withholding tax given the difference between the rates in Ireland and the UK
They have just send an email saying they won't pay out on the basis of my annual tax dividend documents from HSBC but want additional evidence of who paid HSBC....
"As we need to see evidence of the full flow of dividend passing from the paying company “Accenture” to you “the beneficial owner” - to allow us to identify the tax paid over to Revenue we require the Original Dividend vouchers (or certified copies of same) showing each step of the dividend being passed from the paying company to beneficial owner. I am looking for documentary evidence showing who passed the dividend to HSBC UK. We are aware that some custodians may have concerns about disclosing this information to Clients, if this is an issue; the custodian may forward the documents to DWT Unit clearly marked for my attention at the address below and be assured that, it will not be disclosed to a third party"
I have no idea where to go now to request this. How would I find out who had paid HSBC. And how on earth would I get anything out of them referencing my name and shareholding? I assume they would just transfer to HSBC in bulk.
Thanks