Disciplinary outcome: Zubair Ali

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. He provided self-employed accountancy services to the public without being registered with an Anti- Money Laundering supervisory authority. 

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.

1. Expelled from AAT for five years.

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.