Identify the engagement parties
Use the legal client’s details and your engagement reference. Give each required affiliate its own subject and result.
Sanctions screening for accounting and tax firms
Keep client screening connected to the engagement.
Run sanctions checks for each client your firm needs to review. Compare possible matches and save your reasons with the client file. The next accountant can see what was checked and why.
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SanctionsKitIllustrative workflow
ENGAGEMENT FILE
Client acceptance review
01People & entities screened
02Selected source coverage
03Review reasoning
04Retained evidence
Keep the screening attached to the engagement.
Built around your work
The engagement contact may not be the legal client.
A client group may include several legal companies. When a new affiliate enters the engagement, the old client result may not cover it. Staff need to know which entity receives the service and which checks remain open.
Document the identity conclusion
Compare similar names with known registry facts. Ask for useful missing evidence and explain any uncertainty.
Keep confidential material controlled
Save the review and partner approval. The firm still needs its own checks for conflicts, independence, and whether to accept the work.
Put it into practice
Connect screening to the next business step.
A client adds a new company to the engagement.
A client group adds a new affiliate to the work. The engagement team needs to distinguish its new check from the original client’s history.
Each result links to the client file. Another accountant can find the evidence and reasons for each choice.
- 01
Map the client and service
Confirm the legal client and related parties required for the work. Choose the sources your firm’s policy calls for.
- 02
Screen and assign review
Run the check and assign possible matches. Keep each result tied to the right entity and engagement.
- 03
Maintain the engagement history
Complete required review and approval. Revisit the scope when the client group, payee, or recipient of the service changes.
A new company joins a fictional engagement
In this invented example, the firm already works for one client company. The group asks it to take on a new affiliate. That company gets its own check under the firm’s policy. Both results link to the same engagement, but a no-match for the first company does not cover the new one.
The affiliate has a similar-name match on a source that gives no registry ID. The reviewer asks for permitted company records and notes which facts can be compared. Keep missing facts open and send the decision to the responsible partner. The screening outcome does not itself accept the engagement.
Scroll horizontally to compare every column.
| Work item | Screening evidence | Boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Client entity | Legal name, entity type, and engagement reference. | Confirm the actual recipient of the service. |
| New affiliate | Independent screening and candidate review. | Group membership does not transfer an earlier no-match. |
| Engagement record | Reasoned decision and evidence references. | Apply confidentiality, independence, and acceptance controls separately. |
Try a client-group change with another reviewer
Start free with 250 live screenings. Use them in the API or dashboard. Your first workspace gets this allowance once, with no monthly reset. No credit card is needed.
Try a new company in a client group, using facts your firm may share. Ask a colleague to find the legal party, lists used and reason for the decision. They should not need to rebuild the search from emails.
The optional demo uses made-up records for a quick tour. Use the sandbox to test errors without using live checks.
The dashboard supports individual checks; a batch can help with a defined client portfolio. Count required related entities and rescreens when comparing plans. Confirm actual coverage and the records your firm must keep. Test an export while the evidence is available.
Screen the client named in the work
Start with the company that will receive the service. The group brand alone may not name it. Record the client and the role of each other party your policy calls for. If the work expands to another company, check whether the screening scope needs to change.
The client-screening guide explains a practical review process. Sanctions screening does not verify accounts, establish source of funds, or assess accounting independence. Keep those tasks and their supporting records separate.
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Check source coverage
Find your required sources, what they cover and when they were refreshed.
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Use your free live checks to find possible matches. Compare the evidence and save a decision.
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Count new checks, rows in uploaded lists and repeat checks from monitoring.
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Screening questions for accounting.
Can we screen several entities in one client group?
Yes. Give each required person or company its own check. Use the engagement reference to connect the work. A no-match for one group member does not cover the rest of the group.
Does client screening assess accounting independence?
No. It supports selected-list checks and review. Independence, conflicts, engagement risk, and other acceptance controls remain the firm’s own work.
Does screening verify the accounts or source of funds?
No. A list comparison cannot verify financial statements or show where money came from. Those questions need separate evidence and assessment.
Can we link original client documents?
Yes. Store originals in your approved document service and add HTTPS references to the case. That service controls access and retention for the files. Keep unrelated confidential details out of screening inputs.
Can a recurring engagement rely on the previous result?
Review whether the legal client, details, sources, and policy are still the same. Follow your process for repeat checks and any permitted reuse. A prior result describes a particular subject and time; it is not permanent clearance.
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