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 journal

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

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

Tolley’s annual Tax Guide; and
Hardman’s Tax Rates and Tables.

Mouse Mat and Tax Rate Card

These are published annually following the budget.

Membership Services

The opportunity to register with the Association as a supervisory authority for monitoring and compliance under the 2007 Money Laundering Regulations (click on link to take you to the ML page).

Conferences and Seminars

ATT organises an annual tax conference held in a variety of locations around the UK (click on link to take you to the conferences page).
Half day seminars are arranged at intervals throughout the year, covering topical tax and non-tax subjects.

Branch network

ATT works in association with the CIOT to provide branch meetings which are open to members, students and the public. There may be a charge for some meetings (click on link to branches page).

The Tony Arnold Library

ATT members and students are able to use the Tony Arnold Library for research and reference purposes (click on link to take you to the Tony Arnold Library page).

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.

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.

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 bearing the ATT Coat of Arms is available to order from the Association’s Head Office. Please download the order form below.

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 01527 63039.

MBNA Affinity Credit Card

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

Discounts provided by other organisations

On-line CPD – we are delighted to be able to offer ATT members a substantial discount on Tolley’s Seminars Online. For further details please click here (link to CPD section of website).

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 membership number.

BUPA Health Cover – for full details, please download the directory below

Car Breakdown – for full details, please download the directory below

Car Hire – for full details, please download the directory below.

Hotel Accommodation – for full details, please download the directory below.