In this week’s miscellaneous updates, HMRC has shared with us the current version of the AM103 letter; the letter that is sent to agents who have access to HMRC’s services for tax agents and need to confirm who their anti-money laundering supervisory authority is. The latest schedule of HMRC Talking Points live and recorded webinars for tax agents are available for booking. Spaces are limited, so take a look now and save your place. And finally, check HMRC’s online services availability page for details of planned downtime and the online services affected.
AM103 letter
HMRC has shared with us the current version of its AM103 letter; the letter that HMRC sends to agents who have access to HMRC’s services for tax agents and need to confirm who their anti-money laundering supervisory authority is in order to avoid losing access.
To continue using HMRC’s agent services, the declaration form with the letter must be completed and sent to HMRC within 28 days together with evidence of the agent’s anti-money laundering supervision.
By completing the declaration form an agent is confirming that it is:
- trading as a business,
- registered with a supervisory authority for anti-money laundering purposes or has registered (or applied to be registered) with HMRC for these purposes, and
- complying with the HMRC standard for agents.
HMRC will suspend access to its agent services if the letter is not complied with or if the agent does not respond in the 28 day timeframe.