AML Form - Trust

About this form

Under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF Act) we are required to identify and verify our clients before providing some services. This form collects details about the trust (including self-managed super funds). In addition, EACH individual trustee (or each director of a corporate trustee), each appointor / guardian / protector, the settlor (if living and known), any beneficiary who holds 25% or more of the trust or controls it, and the person submitting this form must each complete the separate 'AML – Individual' form at excelbas.com.au/aml/individual, entering this trust's name. A corporate trustee must also complete the 'AML – Company' form at excelbas.com.au/aml/company.

Trust Details

Full name of the trust

Type of trust

Business / trading name(s) and any other names

ABN (if any)

Date the trust was established

Country / state whose law governs the trust

Principal place of administration (address where the trust is administered)

Nature and purpose of the trust (e.g. holding family investments, operating a business, retirement savings)

Trust Documents

Upload the trust deed (or for a deceased estate, the will / grant of probate / letters of administration)

Upload any deeds of variation, change of trustee or appointment documents

Trustee(s)

Is the trustee an individual or a company?

Trustee details: for individual trustees, full name and residential address; for a corporate trustee, company name, ACN and names of all directors (one per line)

Other Key People and Beneficiaries

Settlor full name (if known)

Appointor / guardian / protector full name(s)

Named beneficiaries (or unitholders / members for unit trusts and SMSFs): full name, date of birth, and % interest where applicable (one per line)

If beneficiaries are identified by class rather than by name, describe each class (e.g. 'children and grandchildren of John Smith', 'any company in which a beneficiary holds shares')

Any individual who directly or indirectly owns 25% or more of the trust, or controls it (e.g. can appoint or remove the trustee), not already listed above

Contact Person / Authorised Representative

The person submitting this form on behalf of the trust.

Full name

Role (e.g. trustee, director of trustee company)

Email

Phone

Your authority to act for the trust

Upload evidence of your authority if you are not a trustee (e.g. power of attorney, letter of authority)

Services and Purpose

Tell us what the trust is engaging us for. Tick all that apply.

Politically Exposed Person (PEP) Declaration

A politically exposed person (PEP) is someone who holds or has held a prominent public position or function in Australia (domestic PEP), in a foreign country (foreign PEP), or in an international organisation (e.g. the United Nations). Examples include heads of state or government, government ministers, members of parliament, senior judges, senior military officers, ambassadors, senior executives of state-owned enterprises, and senior officials of political parties. This also includes immediate family members (e.g. spouse, partner, parents, children and their partners) and known close associates of a PEP.

Is any trustee, appointor, settlor, beneficiary, beneficial owner or authorised representative of the trust (or any of their immediate family members or close associates) a politically exposed person?

If yes, please provide the person's name, their connection to the trust, the position held, and the country or organisation

Source of Funds and Wealth

What is the main source of the funds for the services or transactions you are engaging us for?

Source of funds details (e.g. the asset sold, the lender, who contributed the funds)

How was the trust's wealth accumulated? (e.g. initial settlement, business profits, investment growth, contributions)

Privacy and Declaration

Privacy collection notice: Excel Business and Accounting Services collects the information in this form, including personal information about trustees, beneficiaries, owners and representatives, to comply with our obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth) and associated Rules. We use it to identify and verify our client and the people connected to it, assess money laundering and terrorism financing risk, keep records as required by law, and make any reports required by law. We may verify information with third parties such as government registries (e.g. ASIC, ABN Lookup and the ATO Super Fund Lookup), document verification and identity service providers, and screening services. Politically exposed person information may be sensitive information and is collected only for this purpose. We may disclose information to AUSTRAC and other government agencies as required or authorised by law, and to our service providers. We are required to keep these records for at least 7 years. If this information is not provided we will be unable to provide the requested services. Our Privacy Policy explains how to access or correct information and how to make a complaint. You can contact us using the details on our Contact Us page. By submitting this form you confirm that the individuals named have been made aware that their information is being provided to us.

I have read and understood the privacy collection notice above

I declare that I am authorised to provide this information on behalf of the trust, that it is true, correct and complete, and that I will notify Excel Business and Accounting Services of any changes

Trust Identification