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

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.