Members' Services and Benefits

Members' Services and Benefits

Membership Entitlements, Benefits and Services

ATT members have a number of entitlements, benefits and services available to them.

Membership Entitlements

As a member of the Association you are entitled to use the letters ATT after your name and the descriptive title ‘Taxation Technician’. This demonstrates to members of the public that you are a member of the oldest and largest professional body involved with UK tax compliance and that you comply with the Professional Rules and Practice Guidelines set down by the Association.

Membership Benefits

As a member you will receive the following publications:

Tax Adviser

This monthly journal includes technical articles, current tax notes, digests of tax cases and news from the Association.

Online Tax Adviser can be found here.

Technical Newsletter

This is published quarterly and is sent to members by e-mail.

Annotated copy of the Finance Act or Acts and other publications as the Council may decide.

Currently this includes:

• Tolley’s annual Tax Guide
• Hardman’s Tax Rates and Tables.
• Mouse Mat and Tax Rate Card

These are published annually following the budget.

LexisNexis Tax Guides

You are also entitled to a 15% members discount for LexisNexis Tax Guides. Please click here

Membership Services

The opportunity to register with the Association as a supervisory authority for monitoring and compliance under the 2007 Money Laundering Regulations. You can register with the ATT AML Registration Scheme here.

Conferences and Seminars

ATT organises an annual tax conference held in a variety of locations around the UK.
Half-day seminars are arranged at intervals throughout the year, covering topical tax and non-tax subjects.

Branch network

ATT Members are able to use the Branch Network, which provides technical meetings open to members, students and the public. There may be a charge for some meetings.

The Tony Arnold Library

ATT members and students are able to use the Tony Arnold Library for research and reference purposes.

Direct Professional Access

Direct Professional Access to barristers practising in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and to advocates practising in Scotland, is now available for members. Further information is available from standards@att.org.uk

Members’ Support Service

This aims to help those with work-related personal problems. An independent, sympathetic fellow practitioner will listen in strictest confidence and give support. Please telephone 0845 744 6611 to be put in touch with a member of the Support Service. Please note that the Members’ Support Service does not offer advice of a technical nature.

Members in Practice Registration Scheme for self-employed members

Professional Indemnity Insurance

This has been compulsory for members in practice since January 2000. Please see the Professional Standards section for all guidance in relation to your membership obligations.

For firms with a gross fee income of less than £400,000, the annual minimum limit of indemnity for each and every claim is the greater of:
• 2.5 x the gross fee income; and
• £100,000.

For firms with a greater fee income than £400,000, the annual minimum limit of indemnity for each and every claim is £1million.

ATT Merchandise

Merchandise is available to order online.

Certificate Framing Service

Should you wish to display your certificate to its very best effect, ATT has commissioned The Professional Framing Company to produce a distinctive hand-made frame. For further details please contact the Professional Framing Company on 01527 63039.

MBNA Affinity Credit Card

For further details about this, please contact the MBNA Customer Helpline: 0800 776262

Discounts provided by other organisations

Online CPD

The ATT has managed to secure an excellent discount for Members subscribing to Tolley Seminars Online. Details of this service can be found at www.tolleyseminars.com/ATT. For further information about any aspect of CPD please get in touch with the Association.

For further information about any aspect of CPD please get in touch with the Association.

Online Securities Taxation Web Service

Members are offered a discount on the standard annual subscription tariff to Interactive Data’s online Securities Taxation web-service. To take advantage of this offer, please contact Interactive Data: enquiries@interactivedata.com, quoting your ATT membership number.

BUPA Health Cover

Please note the new contact details for BUPA:

New members 0800 665 665

Quote reference 5400/12558 or email chris.barker@bupa.com