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The outcome of cases referred to the IAB Adjudication Panel can be found below.
Hearing Date | Member name | Member number | Supervised Practice name | Non-compliance issue | Outcome |
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29/07/2020 | Serkan Gulcemal | 269157 | Synergy Bookkeeping Services | Compliance failing:
Refusal to engage with an AML inspection as required by IAB | Case found: Practising Certificate be withdrawn with immediate effect; |
19/08/2021 | Fahad Ali | 290816 | N/A | Compliance failing:
Failure to provide DBS | Case found. Excluded from membership |
19/08/2021 | Heidi Ball | 286295 | N/A | Compliance failing:
Failure to provide DBS | Case found. Excluded from membership |
19/08/2021 | Fahad Ali | 290816 | N/A | Compliance failing:
Failure to provide DBS | Case found. Excluded from membership |
19/08/2021 | Stephen Boardman | 161663 | N/A | Compliance failing:
Failure to provide DBS | Case found. Excluded from membership |
19/08/2021 | Fredrika Fuller | 297984 | N/A | Compliance failing:
Failure to provide DBS | Case found. Excluded from membership |
19/08/2021 | Christopher Hitchcock | 252492 | N/A | Compliance failing:
Failure to provide DBS | Case found. Excluded from membership |
19/08/2021 | Lorraine Hopgood | 217988 | N/A | Compliance failing:
Failure to provide DBS | Case found. Excluded from membership |
19/08/2021 | Peter Newton | 248794 | N/A | Compliance failing:
Failure to provide DBS | Case found. Excluded from membership |
19/08/2021 | Martin John Smith | 264761 | N/A | Compliance failing:
Failure to provide DBS | Case found. Excluded from membership |
19/08/2021 | Davy Chaudhuri | 153962 | N/A | Compliance failing:
Failure to provide DBS | Case found. Excluded from membership. Appeal not upheld, 23/09/2021 |
26/08/2021 | Nathan McLaughlin | 290262 | N/A | Dishonesty x2:
Dishonest statement on professional membership application and supporting material | Case found. Excluded from membership. Appeal not upheld, 23/09/2021 |
07/12/2021 | Fergus Stracey | 194698 | C T B Book Keeping Limited | Compliance failing:
Misconduct: Breach of IAB professional standards in practice. | Case found. Fine £600 |
16/03/2022 | Gulden Wood | 237486 | Wrexham Accounting Limited | Compliance failure: Failed to engage with an inspection | Case found. Excluded from membership, AML Supervision terminated |
16/03/2022 | Dayaman Saranasin Patabendigei | 283760 | Malvi Accountancy Services Ltd | Compliance failure: Failed to engage with an inspection | Case found. Excluded from membership, AML Supervision terminated |
02/08/2022 | Rachana Karki | 500121743 | Smart Tax Accountancy Ltd | Compliance Failing: Failed to engage with AML inspection action plan | Case found: Excluded from membership and AML supervision. £100 fine. |
02/08/2022 | Fiona Perks | 294463 | CB Bookkeeping | Compliance Failing: AML Policies not suffice to be in practice | Case found: Must cease practice until supervision is confirmed by a supervisory body. £1,562.50 fine. |
02/08/2022 | Felix Dada | 281974 | FBD Services | Compliance Failing: AML policies not suffice to be in practice | Case found: Must cease practice until supervision is confirmed by a supervisory body. £1,625 fine. Appeal heard on the 05/09/2022 and appeal rejected. |
14/06/2023 | Matthew Gridley | 296448 | M J Gridley Ltd | Compliance failure: Failed to engage with an inspection action plan | Case found. Excluded from membership |
14/06/2023 | Usman Razaq | 263762 | File Tax Returns Ltd | Compliance failure: Failed to engage with an inspection action plan | Case found. 1. The certificate of AML Supervision be revoked. 2. The member must cease public practice with immediate effect. 3. The member be ineligible for supervision until such time as an AML action plan review has been completed. |
08/11/2023 | Andrew Smith | 500122776 | Andrew Smith Bookkeeping Services Limited | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 | Case found: Member fined £25,000. Appeal heard on the 12/12/2023. Fine amount amended to £23,101 |
14/12/2023 | Godwin Vordoagu | 500121570 | Danvord Uk Ltd | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with any required action notified by the Compliance or Membership Department; AND: Unregulated practice | Case found: Excluded from membership. £100 fine. |
14/12/2023 | Oyebode Usman Ayankoya | 294701 | Hawkish | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with any required action notified by the Compliance or Membership Department; AND: Unregulated practice | Case found: Excluded from membership. £100 fine. |
14/12/2023 | Mohamed Irfan Abdul Azeez | 500122790 | UK Accounts & Tax Ltd | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with any required action notified by the Compliance or Membership Department | Case found: £100 fine. |
14/12/2023 | Zivio Mascarenhas | 208402 | Taxeasy Ltd | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with any required action notified by the Compliance or Membership Department | Case found: £100 fine. |
14/12/2023 | Gemma Bennett | 500124896 | Accounting Locally Ltd | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with any required action notified by the Compliance or Membership Department AND: Unregulated practice | Case found: £100 fine. Requirement to provide proof of active supervision |
14/12/2023 | Ian Pedley | 500124941 | Bookkeeping Birmingham | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with any required action notified by the Compliance or Membership Department AND: Unregulated practice | Case found: £100 fine. Requirement to take up AML supervision |
14/12/2023 | Stacey Clausen | 293917 | T/a Adaptable Business Services | Compliance failing: Failure to provide DBS | Case found: £100 fine DBS check to be provided within 14 days of hearing date |
14/12/2023 | Richard Boulter | 500123244 | Harding & Boulter | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with any required action notified by the Compliance or Membership Department AND: Unregulated practice | Case found: Requirement to take up AML supervision |
14/02/2024 | Ian Pedley | 500124941 | Bookkeeping Birmingham | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with any required action notified by the Compliance or Membership Department AND: Unregulated practice | Case found: Excluded from Membership. £4,600 fine, £500 costs |
14/02/2024 | Richard Boulter | 500123244 | Harding & Boulter | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with any required action notified by the Compliance or Membership Department; AND: Unregulated practice | Case found: Excluded from Membership. £5,000 fine, £500 costs |
20/03/2024 | Syed Hasan | 500118424 | Cloud Age Accountancy Ltd | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with any required action notified by the Compliance or Membership Department AND: Unregulated practice | Case found: £3,000 fine, Must submit requested information by 27/03/2024 |
20/03/2024 | Mike Whelan | 500122562 | Hospitality Business Services Ltd | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with any required action notified by the Compliance or Membership Department | Case found: £200 fine £100 costs Must submit requested information by 31/03/2024 |
20/03/2024 | Matthew Cowell | 264847 | Strata | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with any required action notified by the Compliance or Membership Department AND: Unregulated practice | Case found: Must submit requested information by 27 March 2024 |
20/03/2024 | Svetlana Molodcova | 282286 | Klever Bookkeeping Ltd | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with any required action notified by the Compliance or Membership Department | Case found: £3,000 fine, Must submit requested information by 27 March 2024 |
24/04/2024 | Jijuraj Ponmadithil | 500125013 | Future Tech PVT Ltd | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with any required action notified by the Compliance or Membership Department; | Case found: £2,500 fine, £500 costs, Must submit requested information within 7 days |
24/04/2024 | Syed Hasan | 500118424 | Cloud Age Accountancy Ltd | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with any required action notified by the Compliance or Membership Department AND: Unregulated practice | Case found: Excluded from Membership, £500 costs |
24/04/2024 | Mike Whelan | 500122562 | Hospitality Business Services Ltd | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with any required action notified by the Compliance or Membership Department AND: Unregulated practice | Case found: Excluded from Membership, Revocation of AML Supervision, £500 costs, |
25/06/2024 | Simon Teeney | 500124798 | Accounting NI | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with any required action notified by the Compliance or Membership Department AND: Unregulated practice | Case found: Excluded from Membership. £500 costs |
25/06/2024 | Mohamed Walji | 500121819 | GDS Accountancy Ltd | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with any required action notified by the Compliance or Membership Department | Case found: The Member may resign their professional membership by mutual agreement |
25/06/2024 | Penelope Borlase | 500122648 | PMB Bookkeeping | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with any required action notified by the Compliance or Membership Department | Case found: The member must submit their AML Complete profile within 30 days (by Thursday 25 July 2024) |
25/06/2024 | Mohammad Javed Answer | 292614 | JA Business Services Ltd | A member with an affiliated practice that is eligible for IAB supervision (as outlined in Schedule 2) must receive AML supervision from the IAB. Failure to comply | Case found: Upon expiration of the current HMRC AML Supervision the member must take out IAB AML Supervision • The member must pay costs of £100 • Non-compliance with the above order will result in the case being referred to the Adjudication Panel |
07/08/2024 | Mohammed Nadeem | 500123719 | Hasim & Co Accountants | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with any required action notified by the Compliance or Membership Department AND: Unregulated practice | Case found: The member must: • submit the required information to IAB within 30 days (by 6 September 2024) • must pay costs of £100 |
07/08/2024 | Geevaka Silva | 500125514 | Triangle Business Services Ltd | Compliance failure: Failure to comply with any required action notified by the Compliance or Membership Department AND: Unregulated practice | Case found: The member must: • submit the required information to IAB within 30 days (by 6 September 2024) • must pay costs of £100 |
07/08/2024 | Andrew Parker | 298503 | Accountant4U | A member with an affiliated practice that is eligible for IAB supervision (as outlined in Schedule 2) must receive AML supervision from the IAB. Failure to comply | Case found: • Upon expiration of the current HMRC AML Supervision the member must take out IAB AML Supervision • The member must pay costs of £100 • Non-compliance with the above order will result in the case being referred to the Adjudication Panel, where the Panel may consider making further orders, including but not limited to issuing further fines, costs, or removal of professional membership. |