Who should I be supervised by for Money Laundering Regulations?

Article ID: 2908
Last updated: 16 Jul, 2019

If your business is within the tax and accounting sector, you or your firm must be supervised. This includes sole practitioners and principals in partnerships/limited liability partnerships and companies.

For Money Laundering Regulations, the main supervisory bodies for accountants, bookkeepers, tax advisers and other financial advisers are the:

  • Association of Accounting Technicians
  • Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
  • Association of International Accountants
  • Association of Taxation Technicians
  • Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
  • Chartered Institute of Taxation
  • Financial Conduct Authority
  • Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
  • Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
  • Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland
  • Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales
  • Institute of Financial Accountants
  • International Association of Bookkeepers
  • Law Society

If you’re not supervised by one of these bodies you may need to register with HMRC:

Money laundering supervision for accountancy service providers

Article ID: 2908
Last updated: 16 Jul, 2019
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