--- title: For a sole practitioner in a niche area, is it sensible to subscribe to easyAML if most work isn't a designated service? description: Depends on the proportion of designated-service work; options are Starter at $179/month. --- [Skip to content](https://knowledge.easyaml.com/sole-practitioner-low-volume#main-content) English - Australia Show submenu for translations Open main navigation Close main navigation - English - Australia Show submenu for translations How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [easyAML Help Centre](https://knowledge.easyaml.com/?hsLang=en-au) 2. [FAQs](https://knowledge.easyaml.com/faqs?hsLang=en-au) 3. [Sector Coverage](https://knowledge.easyaml.com/faqs?hsLang=en-au#sector-coverage) # For a sole practitioner in a niche area, is it sensible to subscribe to easyAML if most work isn't a designated service? ## Depends on the proportion of designated-service work; options are Starter at $179/month. It depends on the proportion of designated-service work and the practitioner's appetite for compliance overhead. There are three live options worth considering: 1. **Subscribe to the Starter tier ($179/month + GST).** Covers up to 5 users, includes Risk Assessment, AML Program, training, ongoing monitoring and read-only auditor access. Suits a sole practitioner doing some - but not the majority of - designated-service work. KYC/KYB charged per check ($20 / $40 + GST on Starter). 2. **Decline new designated-service work.** Some sole practitioners (especially those nearing retirement or running mostly advisory practices) choose to stop accepting work that triggers Tranche 2 obligations - for example, a tax accountant who refers all trust/company structuring to a specialist firm. Whether this is viable depends on referral patterns and whether the practice can hold together commercially after the refusal. 3. **Use the outsourced CDD option ($50 per matter + KYC/KYB costs).** Maintain a Starter subscription and outsource the actual KYC/KYB execution to easyAML's team for each captured matter. Removes the day-to-day work while keeping the compliance framework in place. Pricing is per use. 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