Built for Australian tax practices

AML/CTF software for Australian tax agents

Separate routine tax work from designated services, then manage CDD, beneficial ownership, AUSTRAC reporting, training and AML/CTF program evidence in one tax-practice workspace.

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Designated services this workflow recognises

The legal trigger is the service being provided, not the professional title. The workspace records a decision for each engagement or matter.

  • Company and trust formation
  • Restructures and shelf-company transfers
  • Client money or property for a transaction
  • Business or real-estate sale assistance
  • Registered-office and nominee services

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This representative, fictional record uses the same terminology and sequence shown to tax agents in Cassandra AML. No personal information is shown.

Tax engagement example

Harbour Family Trust restructure

Scope review

Client work

  1. Enrol with AUSTRACComplete

    Record your AUSTRAC enrolment number and confirmed status so the practice's transition timing is documented beside the workbench.

  2. Complete the risk assessmentCurrent

    Document the tax practice's designated services, client types, delivery channels and AUSTRAC risk factors, and update it when services change.

  3. Create policies and processesNext

    Build or upload the AML/CTF policy and process that governs escalation triggers, internal controls and risk-based client handling.

  4. Onboard your staffNext

    Nominate the governing body, compliance officer, senior manager and client-facing staff, then assign each person's access and roles.

  5. Complete staff trainingNext

    Deliver AUSTRAC risk-based AML/CTF awareness training to every staff member and keep completion evidence current.

  6. Onboard and monitor clientsNext

    Run KYC and KYB checks, verify identity, ownership and screening for captured services, and keep monitoring and reporting current while routine tax work proceeds.

Evidence ready for organisation review

  • TPB and ABR practice details
  • Entity and beneficial-ownership records
  • Scope reasoning and rule references
  • CDD approvals and evidence
  • Program versions, training and review history

Cassandra AML assists your compliance work; it does not provide legal advice, guarantee compliance or imply AUSTRAC endorsement.

Practical AML/CTF guidance for Tax agents

Start with the profession pillar, then use the focused guides for the exact service, customer or control you are handling. Each article links to primary AUSTRAC or legislative material.

5 min guide

For tax agents

Which tax agent services are designated under Tranche 2, how to distinguish routine tax advice from captured work, and the obligations Australian tax practices must meet from 1 July 2026.

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Company, trust and SMSF formation

A service-based guide to when tax-agent work creating a company, trust or SMSF becomes a professional designated service and what must happen before the work starts.

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Tax advice versus transaction work

How Australian tax practices distinguish general tax advice from active work that directly advances a business, company, trust or real-estate transaction.

Read the guide 4 min guide

Client money and tax-payment boundaries

A practical explanation of table 6 item 3 for tax practices, including receiving, controlling or managing client property and the principal statutory boundaries.

Read the guide 4 min guide

Entity CDD for tax practices

A practical CDD workflow for tax practices onboarding companies, partnerships, trusts and SMSFs for designated services under Australia's AML/CTF regime.

Read the guide 4 min guide

Tax agent checklist

A file-ready AML/CTF checklist for Australian tax agents: scope decisions, enrolment, CDD, reporting, training and the records AUSTRAC can ask for.

Read the guide 4 min guide

Trustee and director roles

When a tax agent acting as trustee or director provides item 7 or item 8 services, and the CDD and risk controls those roles require.

Read the guide 3 min guide

Records and audit evidence

What tax practices must retain under AML/CTF, how to store CDD and reporting evidence, and how to respond when AUSTRAC or the TPB asks to see it.

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Questions tax agents ask

Are all tax agents automatically regulated by AUSTRAC?

No. AML/CTF status depends on whether the business provides a designated service with the required Australian geographical link, not the professional title alone. Assess each service and obtain advice where the boundary is uncertain.

What should tax agents record for an AML/CTF review?

Keep the service-scope decision, customer and beneficial-owner evidence, risk assessment, screening and escalation decisions, approvals, reporting records, training and current program governance evidence.

Does Cassandra AML replace legal or regulatory advice?

No. Cassandra AML organises compliance work and evidence. It does not give legal advice, guarantee compliance or imply AUSTRAC endorsement.

Keep every tax engagement decision with the client file.

Start with your tax-practice terminology, TPB details and an engagement-level service check—not a generic compliance template.

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