Disciplinary outcome: Tarin Smillie

Order by consent

In the matter of

Miss Tarin Smillie

Business name

Stature Accountants Ltd

Membership number

10079081

Date

09 January 2025

Misconduct

  1. She failed to carry out any or any adequate risk assessment and ongoing monitoring in respect of one or more clients.
  2. She failed to carry out any or any adequate client due diligence in respect of one or more clients.
  3. She provided services as a Trust or Company Service Provider (TCSP) to one or more clients:
    3.1 Without being appropriately licensed by AAT to do so; and
    3.2 Without being appropriately registered with HMRC as required under the relevant Money Laundering Regulations.
  4. She provided Limited Assurance services to one or more clients without being appropriately licensed by AAT to do so.
  5. She failed to have in place any or any adequate professional indemnity insurance coverage, in accordance with AAT’s Professional Indemnity Insurance Policy.

Finding

By reason of the conduct set out in the Allegations above, Tarin Smillie is guilty of misconduct pursuant to Article 21 of AAT’s Articles of Association.

Order

Tarin Smillie is hereby:

  1. Reprimanded for a period of two years
  2. Fined £2,000

Consent

The decision of the Investigations Team shall stand as an Order of the Association pursuant to Regulations 5.2 and 5.3 of the Disciplinary Regulations.