Disciplinary outcome: Zubair Ali
Order by consent
In the matter of
Mr Zubair Ali MAAT
Membership number
20144838
Date
11 May 2025
Misconduct
Allegation 1
From an unknown date until on or around 25 September 2024, whilst a full member of AAT, he made misleading and exaggerated claims to the public by misrepresenting himself and Qazi and Sons Accountants Limited, as a providing ‘Audit'’ accountancy services without holding membership and/or a practising licence with any of the accountancy bodies which regulate this service to their members.
Allegation 2
On 25 September 2024, whilst a full member of AAT, he sent an email communication to AAT, wherein he made a misleading and/or dishonest statement, in which he knew not to be true concerning “Audit” accountancy services.
Allegation 3
From 01 July 2024, until on or around 25 September 2024, whilst a full member of AAT, he provided self-employed accountancy and or bookkeeping and/or related services to the public without being registered or licensed or approved to provide such services whilst subject to an exemption.
Allegation 4
From 01 July 2024, until on or around 25 September 2024, whilst a full member of AAT, he provided self-employed accountancy services to the public without being registered with an Anti- Money Laundering supervisory authority.
Finding
By reason of the conduct set out in the Allegations above, Zubair Ali is guilty of misconduct pursuant to Article 21 of AAT’s Articles of Association.
Order
The Investigation Team orders that Zubair Ali be:
1. Expelled from AAT for 5 years.
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.
