When providing bookkeeping and accountancy services we are bound by certain regulations which say we must ensure the people we are providing services for, really are who they say they are.
This means we must:
Check the information you provide about yourself
Check the information about your business
Meet with you to ensure you are a real person and you match the identity information you have given us
If a face to face meeting is not possible for whatever reason an online meeting would need to be arranged to ensure our regulatory compliance obligations are met
In order to fulfil this responsibility, we will ask you to in the first instance to provide the usual identity documents.
Photo Identity:
Driving Licence OR
Passport
Proof of Address
Bank statement
Utility bill
Letter from HMRC or other government department
When providing proof of address the documents must be dated within the last 3 months.
In line with regulation Clear Methods cannot provide services without first establishing your identity