Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Guidance for the Accountancy Sector 2020

This is draft guidance pending approval from HM Treasury, published in September 2020. The HMT approved version of this guidance was published in May 2022, and can be found here.

This guidance is based on the law and regulations as of 10 January 2020. Please note that some of the requirements of the regulations relating to EU lists are expected to fall away at the end of the transitional period.

This guidance covers the prevention of money laundering and the countering of terrorist financing. It is intended to be read by anyone who provides audit, accountancy, tax advisory, insolvency, or trust and company services in the United Kingdom and has been approved and adopted by the UK accountancy AML supervisory bodies

Supplementary Anti Money Laundering Guidance for Tax Practitioners

Guidance for those providing tax services in the United Kingdom, on the prevention of money laundering and the countering of terrorist financing.

Supplementary Anti Money Laundering Guidance for Insolvency Practitioners

Draft Guidance for those providing insolvency services in the United Kingdom, on the prevention of money laundering and the countering of terrorist financing. This supplementary guidance is pending approval from HM Treasury and therefore presented as draft.