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description: "Two configurations: one subscription with both sectors enabled for a combined view."
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# How does easyAML support a firm with both a legal arm and an accounting arm needing data separation?

## Two configurations: one subscription with both sectors enabled for a combined view.

Two configurations are supported, depending on whether the firm wants **one combined view** or **strict data separation** between the legal and accounting books.

**Option 1: One subscription, two sectors enabled.**

- Single Professional ($449+GST) subscription.
- Both **Legal Practitioners** and **Accountants** ticked in the sector configuration, generating an AML Program that covers both sectors' designated services.
- All users see all customers (subject to their role permissions). Practical for firms where staff move freely between legal and accounting work.
- One $220 monthly KYC/KYB credit on Pro, used flexibly across account.

**Option 2: Two separate accounts under one parent subscription.**

- One account for the legal arm, one for the accounting / business advisory arm - each with its own Risk Assessment, AML Program, training records and customer records.
- **The Compliance Officer accesses both** via the entity switcher; each team only sees their own customers.
- Useful for firms with clear walls between practices (separate management, separate billing, sometimes separate ABNs).
- $220 KYC/KYB credit usable flexibly across both sides - billing happens at the parent level.
- Backend configuration by easyAML's platform team is required (typically 1–2 days). Sign up first; mention the dual-arm requirement during onboarding.

Either way, the AML/CTF Program reflects the full scope of designated services the firm provides under both sector lenses. See AUSTRAC's [Professional designated services](https://www.austrac.gov.au/new-austrac/designated-services-newly-regulated-entities/professional-designated-services).

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