Fit & Proper Questions - Reckoner Audit

Please complete all required questions.

Personal Information

Civil Liabilities / Good Reputation / Independence

4. In the last five years have you been the subject of any civil action relating to your professional or business activities which has resulted in a judgement or finding against you by a court, or a settlement being agreed? *

5. In the last ten years, have you been refused the right or been restricted in the right to carry on any trade, business, or profession for which a specific license, registration or other authority is required? *

6. In the last ten years, have you been investigated into allegations of misconduct or malpractice in connection with your professional activities which resulted in a formal complaint being proved but no disciplinary order being made? *

7. In the last ten years, have you been the subject of disciplinary procedures by a professional body or employer resulting in finding against you? *

8. In the last ten years, have you been reprimanded, excluded, disciplined, or publicly criticised by any professional body to which you belong or have belonged? *

9. In the last ten years, have you been refused entry to or excluded from membership of any profession or vocation? *

10. In the last ten years, have you been dismissed from any office other than as auditor, employment, or requested to resign from any office, employment, or firm? *

11. In the last ten years, have you been reprimanded, warned about future conduct, disciplined, or publicly criticised by any regulatory body or officially appointed enquiry? *

12. In the last ten years, have you been the subject of a court order at the instigation of any regulatory body or officially appointed enquiry? *

13. For any of the above questions, are you currently undergoing investigation or disciplinary procedures? *

14. Have you ever had one or more of your bank accounts in Pakistan, UK or overseas closed by the bank/financial institution or through government action due to allegations of fraud or for any other reason? *

15. Has any allegation of fraud been made against you resulting in the issue of a CIFAS, or equivalent, marker? *

16. Do you or a member of your immediate family have a direct or indirect financial interest in a client of the firm? *

17. Have you or a member of your immediate family made or received a loan or guarantee of borrowings to or from a client of the Firm? *

18. Do you or a member of your immediate family have a business relationship with a client, voting rights in any registered auditor, or act as cheque signatory/management role for a client? *

19. Are you also employed by any of the Firm's clients? *

20. Do you work for any other business in UK or Pakistan? If yes, give details. *

21. Do you work for yourself or submit self assessment in UK or Pakistan? If yes, provide nature of work/client base and time spent in hours per month. *

22. Are any of your immediate or close family employed by a client of the Firm in an accounting, management or director role? *

23. Have you worked for a client of the Firm in the last two years, including secondments? *

24. Are you intending to join or currently negotiating with a view to join a client of the Firm? *

25. Are you aware of any other family or close personal relationships with a client of the Firm? *

26. Are you connected in any way with any other business that provides services, goods, or advice to a client of the Firm? *

27. In the last 12 months have you or a member of your immediate family received goods, services, or hospitality from an intermediary, supplier or client of the Firm that is more than insignificant in value? *

28. Are you related to any partner or employee of any solicitors' practice that the Firm acts for? *

29. Are you a client, or former client, of any solicitors' practice that the Firm acts for? *

30. Are you employed by, or an officer or servant of, any Societies that we act for? *

32. Please confirm if you are currently engaged in any probate work. *

33. Do you have any business interests, such as shareholdings in companies or partner in a partnership/LLP? *

34. Do you hold any directorships? *

35. Do you have anything else to disclose in terms of outside business interests, including part time employment? *

Declaration

37. Please confirm that should any of the above circumstances change you shall inform Reckoner right away. *