MeCCSA now on approved HMRC register
MeCCSA has now been included in the HMRC’s list of approved bodies (professional organisations and learned societies).
The decision was confirmed the end of last year and backdated to start of tax year (6th April 2024).
What this means in practice:
- There is no change to the constitutional status of MeCCSA as a learned society and membership organisation representing our field.
- By being formally recognised by the HMRC, MeCCSA members are now entitled to claim personal tax relief on the annual subscription they pay to MeCCSA.
- The details on how to make a personal tax claim are here: Claim tax relief for your job expenses: Professional fees and subscriptions – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) – please note that MeCCSA is not able to offer any guidance on this, you have to go via the gov.uk portal.
In addition to personal tax relief, we are aware that some Universities have used the HMRC list for internal purposes to determine membership of learned societies or recognition of professional bodies where these feature as institutional KPIs. If this is the case, you can now refer management to the HMRC approved list:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/professional-bodies-approved-for-tax-relief-list-3
Einar Thorsen
Chair of MeCCSA