Politicians back AAT calls for accountants & tax advisers to be qualified

PhilHallAAT

A third of accountants & tax advisers are unregulated i.e. the do not belong to a professional body. Of these, the vast majority are also unqualified.

AAT recently commissioned YouGov to establish MPs views on the subject and found that the overwhelming majority (82%) want anyone providing accountancy and tax services to be appropriately qualified.

Support was equally high among both Conservative and Labour MPs (81% each) which is something Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss and Kier Starmer should take note of.

Further details available in my AAT Comment article here:

https://www.aatcomment.org.uk/trends/regulation/politicians-back-aat-calls-for-tax-advisers-and-accountants-to-be-qualified/