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# Ownership Structure Workflow Step

> Configure shareholder declaration, ownership thresholds, check levels, and UBO verification requirements in the iDenfy KYB workflow.

### General Configuration

The settings appear in this order in the workflow editor.

* **Ownership structure:** Toggle this **On** to require the client to declare shareholders. The rest of the step only appears once it is on.
* **Select shareholder check level:**
  * **First level ownership** — companies can only enter direct shareholders. The chain is not traced any further.
  * **Full ownership list** — full ownership to an individual or government shareholder is required.
* **Companies without further shareholders:** A toggle that appears once **Full ownership list** is selected, **Off** by default. Turn it on and clients can declare that a company shareholder has no shareholders of its own — they must confirm that declaration before continuing. The declared company then completes that branch of the structure, so the form can be submitted without tracing further down to individuals.
* **Shareholder threshold:** Set the percentage in **Shareholders who own** — clients then list only shareholders at or above it. Entering **25%** means only holders of 25% or more must be declared.
* **Ask shareholder's to disclose %:** Whether the exact stake has to be given — **Off**, **Optional**, or **Require**.

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### Individual Shareholder Types

Select which types of owners the system should accept. For example, if you only want to collect Ultimate Beneficial Owners, select only "UBO".

* **Shareholder**
* **UBO** (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)
* **ABO** (Alternative Beneficial Owner)

<Note>
  A role that is not enabled here cannot be added by the client. **ABO** is the role for stakeholders who are beneficial owners without a percentage stake — partners, founders, board members of a memberless entity. See [Stakeholder Roles in KYB Workflows](/guides/dashboard/kyb/stakeholder-roles) for what each role means and how to map partnerships, foundations, and holding chains onto them.
</Note>

Below the types, **Request the same fields and documents for Shareholders, UBOs, ABOs** decides whether all owner types are treated equally or each requires its own verification steps.

**Yes — unified requirements.** A single configuration applies to everyone listed in the ownership structure.

**No — custom requirements.** A tabbed interface appears. Toggle between the **Shareholder**, **UBO**, and **ABO** tabs to set unique data and document requirements for each specific type.

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### Identity Verification and Requirements

For each enabled shareholder type (or the unified group), you can configure the specific data to collect.

* **Enable Shareholder ID verification:** Toggle this **On** to require the individual to complete a biometric identity check.
* **Configuration:** Click the gear icon beside the toggle to customize the verification session (see the **Configuring Identity Verification** guide).

**Individual** requirements\*\*:\*\*

* [**Individual Fields**](/guides/dashboard/general/field-management-individuals-companies) — **Name** and **Surname** are included by default. Use **Fields** to add more.
* [**Individual Documents**](/guides/dashboard/general/document-management-individuals-companies) — requested documents are required or optional in your KYB form. Use **Documents** to add them.

**Company** Stakeholder customizable requirements:

* [**Company fields**](/guides/dashboard/general/field-management-individuals-companies)
* [**Company Documents**](/guides/dashboard/general/document-management-individuals-companies)

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## Related topics

- [Stakeholder Roles in KYB Workflows](/guides/dashboard/kyb/stakeholder-roles.md)
- [Workflow Setup Overview](/guides/dashboard/setup/setup-workflow-overview.md)
- [SMS and Phone Verification](/guides/dashboard/general/sms-phone-verificaiton.md)
- [Custom Rules for PoA Matching](/guides/dashboard/risk/custom-rules-poa-matching.md)
- [Director Information Workflow Step](/guides/dashboard/kyb/step-director-information.md)