Identify the engagement parties
Keep the legal client and relevant associated subjects distinct. Record the basis for each subject selected under the firm’s policy.
Sanctions screening for accounting firms
Keep client and engagement screening evidence together.
Screen selected clients and counterparties with a documented match-review process, controlled evidence references, and clear engagement-level responsibility.
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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.
An accounting engagement can involve a company, individual owners, authorized representatives, and payment recipients. The firm needs to identify which relationships its policy covers without assuming a contact-name search answers every question.
Document the identity conclusion
Compare source candidates with reliable client evidence. Preserve unresolved gaps and distinguish a dismissed identity match from approval of the engagement.
Keep confidential material controlled
Reference supporting records in approved repositories and restrict access. A screening note should not become a copy of the whole client file.
A practical use case
Keep client and engagement screening evidence together.
Screen selected clients and counterparties with a documented match-review process, controlled evidence references, and clear engagement-level responsibility.
The review challenge
An accounting engagement can involve a company, individual owners, authorized representatives, and payment recipients. The firm needs to identify which relationships its policy covers without assuming a contact-name search answers every question.
How SanctionsKit helps
Keep the legal client and relevant associated subjects distinct. Record the basis for each subject selected under the firm’s policy. Compare source candidates with reliable client evidence. Preserve unresolved gaps and distinguish a dismissed identity match from approval of the engagement.
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Map the client and service
Identify the legal relationship, service, jurisdictions, and policy-defined screening parties. Obtain advice on obligations that depend on the firm’s actual activities.
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Screen and assign review
Use compatible sources and retain the result reference. Give possible matches and incomplete checks a named owner.
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Maintain the engagement history
Record changes to client identity and relevant source facts. Use monitoring for selected continuing relationships and retain evidence under the approved policy.
Evaluate the fit
Screening questions for accounting.
Are all accounting firms subject to the same AML rules?
No. Requirements depend on jurisdiction and activities. Do not assume that every firm has identical bank-style AML duties or that no sanctions obligations apply.
Does screening verify the accounts or source of funds?
No. It is a selected-source identity comparison, not an audit opinion, fraud investigation, or source-of-funds verification.
Can external client documents be referenced?
Yes, through approved external document references. The original bytes remain in the external repository and need its own access and retention controls.
Can we monitor a continuing client?
Selected subjects can be monitored under the documented cadence and source-triggered model. The firm must define who reviews changes and when the relationship leaves monitoring.
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