Beneficial Owner 

A beneficial owner is an individual(s), who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, owns 25 percent or more of the equity interests of a legal entity. NOTE: AML Complete requires details of the Beneficial Owner(s) of your practice (Practice Profile) and details of the Beneficial Owner(s) of your client’s business(es) (Client Profile) ...

MLTF Regulations

The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 & 2020 ...

People with Significant Control (PSC) 

A person with significant control (PSC) is someone who owns or controls a company. They may also be referred to as ‘beneficial owners’. A company can have one or more PSCs and their details must be recorded on the company PSC register on Companies House.  ...

Trust or Company Service Providers (TCSP) Register 

If you provide TCSP services then you must, under Regulation 56, be on the trust and company service register. As a Professional Body Supervisor, the IAB will inform HMRC of any supervised members who provide this service. This is because there is an elevated risk associated with these services. As a result you may notice a high-risk score assigned to ...

BOOM 

BOOM stands for ‘Beneficial Owner, Officer or Manager’. CCAB Guidance (Section 3.2.5) defines a BOOM as A sole practitioner; • a partner, or LLP member, in a firm who: o holds (directly or indirectly) more than 25% of the capital, or profits or voting rights; or o exercises ultimate control; and • a shareholder in a limited company who: o ...

CDD 

Customer or Client Due Diligence involves the bookkeeper actively gathering and validating information about a potential client and their business. The focus is on: – identifying the Client, the Beneficial Owner(s), and Directors of a business – checking and verifying those identities, – understanding the client business and how it is controlled – understanding the bookkeeping or accountancy business relationship ...

FRA

A Firm-wide Risk Assessment (FRA) documents your own consideration of your whole business. It describes the risk environment in which you will operate. It is based on the services you offer, who your clients are and the services they offer, where they are based and how they do business. AML Complete will automatically produce your FRA once you have entered ...