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List of approved professional organisations and learned societies (List 3)

Check this list of professional bodies to see if you can claim tax relief on your fees or subscriptions.

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You can claim tax relief on:

  • professional membership fees, if you must pay the fees to be able to do your job
  • annual subscriptions you pay to approved professional bodies or learned societies, if being a member of that body or society is relevant to your job
  • annual subscription for some journals or other publications where the letter ‘J’ appears in brackets after the organisation’s name on the list

You cannot claim tax relief on life membership subscriptions, or for professional membership fees or annual subscriptions you have:

  • not paid yourself (for example, if your employer has paid for them)
  • paid to professional organisations that are not approved by HMRC

Check if you can claim tax relief

  1. Use the list to see if your organisation has been approved by HMRC.

  2. If it has, check if you can get tax relief and how to claim.

Your organisation can tell you how much tax you’re allowed to claim back.

Apply to be included on the list

If you’re a professional organisation, you can apply to be added to the list.

Updates to this page

Published 31 March 2014
Last updated 2430 JuneJuly 2025 + show all updates
  1. The entry for Australian Capital Territories Law Society, with effect from 6 April 2025 has been amended to Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory, with effect from 6 April 2025.

  2. The following professional body has been added with effect from 6 April 2025: Australian Capital Territories Law Society. The entry for Adoption and Fostering Alliance Scotland has been updated to Association for Fostering, Kinship and Adoption Scotland. The entry for Association of Blind Chartered Physiotherapists has been updated to Association of Visually Impaired Chartered Physiotherapists. The entry for the Pain Society has been updated to the British Pain Society.

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