Disciplinary outcome: Tendayi Goneso

Order by consent

In the matter of

Mr Tendayi Goneso MAAT

Membership number

20377734

Date

02 January 2025

Misconduct

  1. He received a tax refund amounting to £3,227.00 on behalf of X into his business account and retained it without their consent from around 13 June 2023 to around 14 January 2024.
  2. He presented tax returns to HMRC in the name of X, without their authorisation on or around the following dates:
    • 26 May 2023
    • 25 July 2023
  3. He filed accounts to Companies House in the name of X, without authorisation on or around the following dates:
    • 04 August 2020
    • 21 November 2021
  4. To the financial detriment of X, he failed to adequately respond to one or more requests for information from another firm of accounts in respect of the former client.

Finding

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

Order

Tendayi Goneso is hereby:

  1. Expelled from AAT for a period of three years.

Consent

Tendayi Goneso has agreed to submit to the decision of the Investigations Team in accordance with Regulations 5.2 and 5.3 of the Disciplinary Regulations.