UK membership and practising certificate fees 2027

Our annual renewal period runs from January to December. If you joined us in October, November or December, you will be granted membership until 31 December of the following year. 

The annual renewal fee is raised in November for the next calendar year. 

During renewals, you will have the ability to make payments by instalments, auto-renew or set up direct debit.

United Kingdom fees  

Where you have not studied any IFA Direct units, you will also need to pay:

  • £179 one-off non-refundable application fee
  • £160  one-off exemption fee   

The application fee includes a fit-and-proper assessment fee and a certification of eligibility for membership fee.  

All applicants will need to pay the appropriate annual member fee, as shown in the table below.   

Where you require an IFA practising certificate, you will also need to pay the practising certificate fee as detailed in the table below and the appropriate firm fee if you meet the member firm definition. 

All fees quoted are inclusive of VAT.   

Membership fees   

Month of joining    

Intermediate Financial Accountant    

Associate    

Associate tax adviser    

Dual Associate & Associate Tax Adviser    

Fellow    

Fellow tax adviser    

Dual Fellow & Fellow tax adviser    

Retired    

Retired Dual    

Jan  

£252.00 

£279.00 

£173.00 

£441.00 

£299.00 

£199.00 

£452.00 

£99.00 

£146.00 

Feb 

£231.00 

£255.75 

£158.58 

£404.25 

£274.08 

£182.42 

£414.33 

£99.00 

£146.00 

Mar   

£210.00 

£232.50 

£144.17 

£367.50 

£249.17 

£165.83 

£376.67 

£99.00 

£146.00 

Apr 

£189.00 

£209.25 

£129.75 

£330.75 

£224.25 

£149.25 

£339.00 

£99.00 

£146.00 

May    

£168.00 

£186.00 

£115.33 

£294.00 

£199.33 

£132.67 

£301.33 

£99.00 

£146.00 

Jun 

£147.00 

£162.75 

£100.92 

£257.25 

£174.42 

£116.08 

£263.67 

£99.00 

£146.00 

Jul 

£126.00 

£139.50 

£86.50 

£220.50 

£149.50 

£99.50 

£226.00 

£99.00 

£146.00 

Aug    

£105.00 

£116.25 

£72.08 

£183.75 

£124.58 

£82.92 

£188.33 

£99.00 

£146.00 

Sep    

£84.00 

£93.00 

£57.67 

£147.00 

£99.67 

£66.33 

£150.67 

£99.00 

£146.00 

Oct 

£252.00  

£279.00  

£173.00  

£441.00  

£299.00  

£199.00  

£452.00  

£99.00  

£146.00  

Nov  

£252.00  

£279.00  

£173.00  

£441.00  

£299.00  

£199.00  

£452.00  

£99.00  

£146.00  

Dec  

£252.00  

£279.00  

£173.00  

£441.00  

£299.00  

£199.00  

£452.00  

£99.00  

£146.00  


Practising certificate fees  

Members in public practice also require a practising certificate and anti-money laundering supervision. See become a member firm, member firm and affiliates fees and how to obtain an IFA practising certificate.    

Month of joining    

Practising certificate    

Tax practising certificate    

Jan 

£279.00 

£139.00 

Feb 

£255.75 

£127.42 

Mar 

£232.50 

£115.83 

Apr 

£209.25 

£104.25 

May    

£186.00 

£92.67 

Jun  

£162.75 

£81.08 

Jul  

£139.50 

£69.50 

Aug 

£116.25 

£57.92 

Sep    

£93.00 

£46.33 

Oct  

£279.00  

£139.00  

Nov 

£279.00  

£139.00  

Dec  

£279.00  

£139.00