Practising as Firm or Employee?

Quick question on firm structures

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I have recently obtained my ACCA practising certificate and wanted to confirm the best structure for the below arrangement.

I have been in discussions with a firm that currently offer administration/bookkeeping services, but they are looking to expand out to offer accountancy/taxation serivces. My understanding is that the only way that I can do this work for them is to run it all via my business, and effectively have a recharge through their business for the services to the client. So all submissions would be submitted by me/my firm. They could then advertise that accountancy work would be provided by myself in partnership with them.

I'm assuming this as if they were to take me on as a part time employee, my practising certificate wouldn't be valid for their company, unless I reapplied and was a director/partner of that firm? 

Hope that makes sense!

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By tom123
29th Sep 2016 14:19

If you are employed by someone else, you don't need a practicing certificate yourself.

However, your employer cannot hold the firm out as 'qualified' on the basis of your own qualification, if you see what I mean.

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By Eevee100
29th Sep 2016 14:31

Yes I understand! The firm isn't qualified under any body, so I guess its up to them how they want to advertise/organise things?

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