The AAT Directory of Members in Practice
Do you need an accountant?
How do I use the AAT Directory of Members in Practice?
Are there standards to which AAT members in practice must comply?
Recognition for members in practice
Do you need an accountant?
Whether you are looking for someone to do your books, complete a tax return, provide inheritance tax advice, recommend whether to incorporate your business, or to offer a complete accountancy solution for your firm, the AAT has fully licensed members who are qualified to offer all of these services and more.
The AAT membership consists of thousands of qualified accountants all around the country and includes those who are licensed by the AAT to run accountancy practices, offering a range of accountancy services to individuals and businesses. Most of these accountants are included in our Directory of Members in Practice.
The Directory of Members in Practice is also a useful resource for AAT licensed members to find other local accountants working in public practice for networking, guidance, or to meet the AAT’s professional cover requirements.
Only AAT licensed members will appear in the directory; however, since some licensed members choose to not have their details publicised in the directory, please contact AAT Membership Support on 0845 863 0799 if you wish to verify that an accountant is a current AAT licensed member.
To find members offering accountancy, taxation, and related consultancy services in your local area, simply click on the search the directory link below.
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To find out more about AAT members in practice and how the directory works keep on reading.
How do I use the AAT Directory of Members in Practice?
If you are looking for a specific AAT member in practice, then you can search the directory by surname. Or, if you are looking for an accountant in your local area, then you can either search by home town or county. You can also combine the two.
Please note – if you are looking for an accountant in London you will need to enter London in the town rather than the specific part of London, once all the members are plotted on the map you can then zoom in to locate the area you are looking for.
The Directory includes the following information for each AAT member in practice
- Name and contact details
- If they are a full or fellow AAT member. MAAT - denotes a full member of the AAT, and confirms both their achievement and professionalism. FMAAT - denotes a fellow member of the AAT, reflecting the experience, loyalty and professional standing as one of the AAT’s senior members.
- The services offered. Members in practice may be licensed to offer services in one or more of the following three areas:
- Accountancy - services may be offered in one or more of the following - Book-keeping, Accounts preparation, Budgeting, Management Accounting, Payroll.
- Taxation - services may be offered in one or more of the following - VAT, Personal Income Tax, Business Income Tax, Corporation Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax.
- Consultancy - services may be offered in one or more of the following - Business plans, Computerised accountancy systems, Company Secretarial services, and Independent Examination.
You should contact members individually to establish which services within the Accountancy, Taxation or Consultancy areas a particular member is licensed to provide services in.
Are there standards to which AAT members in practice must comply?
The AAT requires its members to conform to rigorous professional and ethical standards and it has a regulatory scheme specifically for those members who offer their services to the public. Regulations include measures such as:
- rigorous continuing professional development requirements to keep members in practice up to date with current legislation and best practice
- appropriate levels of professional indemnity insurance
- monitoring procedures including random on-site visits to ensure members are meeting all of the AAT’s regulations
- an annual licence renewal which requires members in practice to demonstrate their compliance with our regulations
- the requirement to have professional cover in place which provides clients continuity of service
All AAT licensed members have access to ethical, technical and business support helplines to assist them in the event that they need clarification or a second opinion.
To find out more about the high standards all of our licensed members are regulated to meet please feel free to contact us
The scheme aims to provide a higher degree of public protection and supports our campaign to secure wider recognition by focusing on the application of consistent standards which are satisfied by all members in practice.
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Recognition for members in practice
AAT members in practice have practical recognition.
- Members of the AAT can prepare the accounts for limited companies that are defined as small by the Companies Act 1985. A company with a turnover of not more than £5.6m and a balance sheet total of not more than £2.8m is considered small for audit purposes by the Companies Act 1985.
- 108 banks and building societies currently recognise in whole or in part AAT members in practice for the purposes of preparing accounts for mortgage loan purposes.
- HM Treasury recognises the AAT as an official supervisory authority for its members so licensed members can be monitored by the AAT for their compliance with the legislation.
- Changes in the Charities Act will mean that licensed members in practice will be able to undertake Independent Examinations for a broader range of incorporated and un-incorporated charities.
- The Department for Transport has agreed that AAT members in practice are authorised to sign off the Bus Service Operators Grants (previously known as the Fuel Duty Rebate Claims).
The AAT is one of the professional accountancy bodies involved in a joint initiative with HM Revenue & Customs called “Working Together” at both national and local level. The purposes of Working Together are to strengthen local liaison between practitioners and Revenue officers and to improve the operation of the tax and NICs system.