Should Your Firm Still Be the Registered Office?
September 14, 2026
Registered office is the clearest service a firm can stop providing. What ceasing actually removes, what it does not, and the exemption one client can cost you.
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What an AML Check Actually Looks Like for an Accounting Firm
June 26, 2026
From 1 July 2026, AML obligations under the AML/CTF Act extend to accounting and bookkeeping firms that provide certain services. Plenty has been written about. Far less has been shown about what a client check actually
Tranche 2 for Accountants: What Onboarding Actually Looks Like
April 30, 2026
Most accountants I talk to right now have the same question. Not “what are the rules?” The rules are out there. AUSTRAC has published the starter kit. The Forum series has covered the obligations from every
New Help Videos: Navigating the Updated Seamlss Interface
April 23, 2026
We heard you. The 15 April update was a big one, and we know the changes to the dashboard, the new Contacts and Entities structure, and the updated request flow raised a lot of questions. Several
How to Run FBT 2026 Without the Chaos
April 22, 2026
Stop chasing clients for logbooks and workpapers. The five-step FBT 2026 process for Australian firms, with ready-to-send emails and templates
A Cleaner Way to Think About Clients in Seamlss
April 15, 2026
The Long-Time Coming Mega Update is live, and at the heart of it is a change we have been building toward for months: a proper data model for the people and entities your firm serves. If
Customer Due Diligence for Accounting Firms: What Australia’s New AML Laws Actually Require
April 12, 2026
AML/CTF Customer Due Diligence AUSTRAC Tranche 2 1 July 2026 If you’ve been trying to get your head around customer due diligence and what it means for your accounting firm, you are not alone. CDD generated
How to Implement AUSTRAC’s 30 AML Documents Before the July 1 Deadline
February 12, 2026
February 11, 2026 With just 140 days until the July 1 deadline, 75% of Australian accounting firms haven’t started their AML compliance implementation. That’s not because firms don’t care. It’s because the information wasn’t there, and
AUSTRAC Accountants Guide: The Starter Kit Is Finally Here
February 2, 2026
AUSTRAC just gave accountants what they’ve been waiting for. Last week they released the Accounting Program Starter Kit: step-by-step guidance, templates, and real examples. If you’ve been putting this off because “the guidance wasn’t out yet”:
The 7 AML Questions Every Accounting Firm Is Asking Right Now
December 17, 2025
Updated September 2026. We first wrote this in December 2025, before AML/CTF obligations for accountants started on 1 July 2026. The questions firms ask have barely changed. Some of the answers have, because AUSTRAC has since