{"id":10722,"date":"2025-11-27T10:29:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T10:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/?p=10722"},"modified":"2025-11-25T10:30:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T10:30:19","slug":"whats-source-of-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/bz\/whats-source-of-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s source of funds?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-8cdf7575 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\"><h1 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">What\u2019s source of funds?<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-4293da6b uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-left-title uagb-infobox-left uagb-infobox-image-valign-middle\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-left-title-image\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-image-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Richard-Simms-AMLCC-956x1024.png\" alt=\"Richard Simms\" width=\"80\" height=\"85\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ifb-title-prefix\">Richard Simms<\/span><h3 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\">Director and Founder of AMLCC and AMLCC Consult<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;height:480px\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-6535346-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How should legal firms document and evidence their source of funds checks?\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-6535346-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-6535346-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-6535346-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-6535346-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-6535346-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-6535346-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-f4715dae alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-f9c6201f\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source of funds tells you where the money used in a specific transaction came from and how it reached the client. Rather than being about their wider financial position (which is known as source of wealth), source of funds focuses on the immediate origin of the money being used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/uksi\/2017\/692\/contents\/made\">UK Money Laundering Regulations 2017<\/a>&nbsp;(as amended) (MLRs), firms must take a risk\u2011based approach to due diligence. That means understanding source of funds in all relevant cases and in higher\u2011risk situations, such as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/how-should-peps-be-treated-during-onboarding\/\">politically exposed persons<\/a>&nbsp;(PEPs) or high\u2011risk third countries, also establishing source of wealth. The MLRs also require you to back both up with appropriate evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All sector guidance follows this principle, and these definitions stem from the due diligence duties in MLRs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What source of funds means in each sector<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Accountancy sector<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccab.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AMLGAS-update-June-2023-APPROVED.pdf\">AMLGAS<\/a>&nbsp;defines source of funds as \u201cthe origin of the funds that are the subject of the business relationship\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accountants, bookkeepers and all related businesses are expected to establish source of funds when for example:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>onboarding a new client as part of understanding the client<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>transactions involve unusually large, complex or opaque payment paths<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>funds are inconsistent with the client\u2019s profile<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>enhanced due diligence is required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When risk is higher (for example: PEPs, clients connected to high\u2011risk third countries or complex, unusual arrangements) AMLGAS expects firms to do more than ask about source of funds. You need to gather evidence and, where relevant, understand the client\u2019s source of wealth as part of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/what-is-enhanced-due-diligence\/\">enhanced due diligence<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Legal sector<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sra.org.uk\/globalassets\/documents\/solicitors\/firm-based-authorisation\/lsag-aml-guidance.pdf\">LSAG<\/a>&nbsp;emphasises that source of funds must show the origin of the funds used for the transactions or activities that occur within the business relationship or occasional transaction. The question is not simply \u201cwhere did the money for the transaction come from?\u201d, but also \u201chow and from where did the client get the money for this transaction or relationship?\u201d. It\u2019s not enough to know the money came from a UK bank account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Legal businesses need to establish source of funds in situations such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>high\u2011value or unusual transactions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>cross\u2011border matters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>conveyancing (residential or commercial)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PEP and sanctions\u2011related matters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>cases where client explanations do not match their profile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LSAG also stresses that in higher\u2011risk matters, especially where PEPs, high\u2011risk jurisdictions or complex structures are involved, firms should verify both source of funds and, where needed, source of wealth using appropriate documentation, with the depth of checks driven by the risk assessment for the client and the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Property sector<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HMRC defines source of funds in its estate and letting agency guidance as the origin of the funding of the transaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Property professionals must establish source of funds when:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>buyers are using savings, asset sales or third\u2011party transfers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>money originates from high\u2011risk jurisdictions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>payment paths are complex or involve multiple accounts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>there is a mismatch between the client\u2019s background and the funds presented.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HMRC links this closely to the risk\u2011based approach. For example, super\u2011prime properties, buyers who are PEPs or based in high\u2011risk countries, or clear gaps between the client\u2019s known income and the purchase price all point to high risk. In those situations, you should obtain documentary evidence of source of funds and, where appropriate, source of wealth before proceeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>High Value Dealers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HMRC guidance for high value dealers expects them to understand the origin of the funds used in any high\u2011value cash purchase. Source of funds becomes particularly important when:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>cash payments are unusually large<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>customers offer unclear or contradictory explanations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the payment route involves unrelated third parties<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>cash use is inconsistent with the customer\u2019s occupation or business activity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For high\u2011risk cash transactions \u2013 such as customers from high\u2011risk countries, PEPs, or complex third\u2011party payment chains \u2013 HMRC expects dealers to verify the source of the cash with clear evidence, and, where needed, to understand the customer\u2019s broader source of wealth as part of enhanced due diligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you need to verify source of funds and source of wealth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In practice, regulated DNFBPs should move from simply identifying source of funds to actively verifying source of funds when:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the client is a PEP or a family member or close associate of a PEP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the relationship or transaction involves a high\u2011risk third country or other clearly high\u2011risk jurisdictional exposure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>transactions are complex, unusually large, form an unusual pattern or appear to have no clear economic or legal purpose<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>there is an obvious mismatch between the funds or asset and the client\u2019s known profile, such as super\u2011prime property, high\u2011end goods or large cash purchases that are hard to reconcile with disclosed income<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>when red flags are present or there is any suspicion of money laundering, terrorist financing or sanctions evasion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In lower\u2011risk, routine cases you still need a clear and plausible source\u2011of\u2011funds story, but the amount of documentation can be less. The key is that your file shows why your approach to source of funds and source of wealth was proportionate to the risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What credible source of funds information looks like<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source of funds must show where the money came from and how it reached the client. Examples include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>bank statements showing accumulated savings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>investment account statements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>evidence of the sale of an asset such as property, a business or shares<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>loan agreements, with proof of drawdown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>inheritance receipt documentation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>dividend records or business profit extraction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your test is whether the explanation and evidence are credible, risk\u2011appropriate and consistent with the client\u2019s profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Red flags to watch for<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across AMLGAS, LSAG and HMRC guidance, common warning signs include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>funds routed through multiple, unexplained accounts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>money originating from high\u2011risk jurisdictions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>third\u2011party payments with no clear link to the client<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>vague or inconsistent explanations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>reluctance to provide bank statements or transaction evidence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>cash deposits that do not align with the client\u2019s circumstances.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If these appear, enhanced due diligence may be required, you may need to verify both source of funds and, where relevant, source of wealth, and in some cases the relationship may need to be reconsidered or a suspicious activity report submitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source of funds is essential to understanding whether the money used in a transaction is legitimate. A clear explanation helps you assess risk and ensures the activity is consistent with what you know about the client. When the source is unclear, unsupported or contradictory, it\u2019s often the first sign that closer scrutiny is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A clear explanation, backed up by proportionate evidence, helps you assess risk and ensures the activity is consistent with what you know about the client. When the source of funds is unclear, unsupported or contradictory, it is often the first sign that closer scrutiny is needed and that your risk\u2011based approach should move from simple identification to full verification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-7e2f0fec uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top has-ast-global-color-4-background-color\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\"><strong>Explore how AMLCC&#8217;s features can keep you completely compliant<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"uagb-ifb-button-wrapper wp-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlcc.com\/product-features\/training\/\" class=\"uagb-infobox-cta-link wp-block-button__link\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" onclick=\"return true;\"><span class=\"uagb-inline-editing\">Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container article-cta uag-hide-desktop uagb-block-f6be450a\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-69b8c097\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">The one-stop AML solution<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-6-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ebdcd75c82448b1b24200aa26878c3fb wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:20px;line-height:1.3\">Educate your teams, improve efficiency and achieve AML compliance all in one place, using AMLCC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"justify-content: center;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a href=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button demo-secondary\" onclick=\"Calendly.initPopupWidget({url: 'https:\/\/calendly.com\/lisa-jco\/amlcc-demo?hide_gdpr_banner=1&#038;primary_color=ff4f5b'});return false;\">Book now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uag-hide-desktop uagb-block-c5c14d25\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-a787415a\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">We know AML<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-6-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b9d9651e7d805b3930e06c1a2fdeee6c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:20px;line-height:1.3\">We\u2019re regulated professionals too. 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