Registering with the Inland Revenue

Registering with the Inland Revenue

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Hello

I let my membership to the ICAEW lapse a few years ago as I did not need it

I have reapplied for membership and my practice certificate and I am waiting for these

Please could someone advise......if my readmission and certificate is approved and issued how do I go about registering as an agent with the Revenue.   Do I just register and my membership of the professional body covers me or do I have to pay the Revenue a fee to be registered ....I am not quite clear on this

Thank you

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By hje
27th Sep 2015 18:04

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By Portia Nina Levin
27th Sep 2015 17:20

You might want to do a bit of CPD too. You are dreadfully out of date. The Inland Revenue has not existed in over 10 years.

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By wanderlust
27th Sep 2015 17:52

Errmmm I know it is HMRC now......I just get used to the old term thats all....must be my age .  I really wanted an answer to my query ...thats all.....it would have been a lot more helpful than the comment made instead.  I am well aware of all the CPD thank you....but that's not what I was asking for. Oh well.

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By Tim Vane
27th Sep 2015 19:01

If you are asking about registering as an agent then see:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/client-authorisation-an-overview#agent-codes...

If you are asking about registering for MLR then see:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/money-laundering-regulations-accountancy-ser...

But in all seriousness, if your ICAEW membership lapsed a few years ago because you didn't need it then you have need to be aware that a lot may have changed since you last worked in practice. We live in interesting times.

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By wanderlust
28th Sep 2015 09:39

Thanks i think that answers my q
If i have ICAEW membership i dont need MLR
I am ok on being upto date as I have been in a specific sector for twenty five years doing tax and accounts just not in a practice and now I have gone self employed I am only working with businesses I know within that sector.
I wont be going anywhere out of my comfort zone into other areas.....what I am doing is very specialised but I prefer to have the comfort of the professional body and insurance and certificate etc behind me
Thanks for the info

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By Tim Vane
28th Sep 2015 14:31

Hmm. The problem with professional practice is that you cannot usually rely on being able to stick exclusively to a field of speciality. You may well understand your niche area perfectly, but the client's tax affairs have to be looked at as a whole, and people have wide and varied lives that mean you have to be a jack of all trades as well as a master of some.

I do wish you good luck though.

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