Accounting firm controlled by Exclusive Brethren church to close after extraordinary ATO raid

It is not known if decision to shutter division of secretive sect’s umbrella company has any link to raid reportedly conducted ‘without prior notice’

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The accounting firm controlled by the secretive Exclusive Brethren church has announced it will close after an extraordinary raid conducted by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).

Universal Business Team’s Australian accounting division, known as UBTA, sent an email to clients on Wednesday advising them that its accounting division would close.

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