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15 April 2008 / Richard Curtis
Issue: 4154 / Categories: Comment & Analysis
The Money Laundering Regulations 2007 exert a tighter grip on tax. RICHARD CURTIS explains the registration and other requirements

KEY POINTS

  • What activities do the new regulations apply to?
  • Customer due diligence and ongoing monitoring.
  • The importance of reading the guidance.
  • The registration process.
  • Must you be a 'fit and proper' person?

Do you like earning money as an accountant or tax adviser? Do you want to continue running your accountancy or tax practice this year? Would you prefer not to be liable to 'civil penalties' or (even worse) criminal prosecutions?

If your answer to these three questions is 'yes' you might want to ensure that you have fully complied with the Money Laundering Regulations SI 2007 No 2157 (MLR 2007).

More importantly — especially for those readers who tell me that they are a few weeks behind in their Taxation reading — you might want to ensure that...

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