How much are ICAEW membership fees?

Annual membership fees are based on your annual income and circumstances. If you have an annual income of less than £41,300 due to redundancy, retirement or taking a career break, you may be eligible for a reduced subscription.

You can amend your subscription rate when you renew your membership. You can make this amendment online when you renew your membership, or by calling us on +44 (0)1908 248 250.

In the application you must share your predicted annual income for the calendar year, this includes income earned or unearned, from all sources, including interest on investments and savings, property rental, dividends, ISAs, and PEPs. Income from pensions or state benefits is not considered when calculating your annual income.

If you are granted a reduced membership fee, it will run for a calendar year, regardless of any changes in circumstances. However, it cannot be back-dated, so if your income is reduced part-way through the year, we cannot amend your current subscription rate.

We have different subscription rates based on your eligibility as per our Regulations. We do not include pension and state benefits when calculating your income.

If your situation has changed since your last ICAEW membership renewal, we're here to help. We offer a lot of support for our members in all walks of life, so please don't hesitate to contact us if there's anything we can assist you with. This includes information on career breaks, retirement, CPD requirements, and support available for members experiencing long-term illness.

• Learn about how changes in circumstances may affect your membership

Keeping your Profile and Preference centre up to date helps us provide relevant information and support tailored to your current role or circumstances.

If you joined ICAEW through a reciprocal agreement with another professional body, you must pay an annual membership fee to ICAEW. You may also need to maintain your membership with your original body.

If you joined another professional body after becoming an ICAEW member, you are still required to pay an annual membership fee to ICAEW.

Before you engage in public practice in the UK or the rest of the EEA, you need to hold an ICAEW practising certificate.

If you require a practising certificate for as little as a day within the calendar year, you must pay for the whole year. There are no reductions for holding a practicing certificate for part of the year.

If you received your QP qualification within the last 10 years, you are eligible for the HKICPA Younger Member Rate. This special rate is designed to support professionals in the earlier stages of their career.

If you have paid the wrong subscription fee, please contact our Members Information Team as soon as possible with your income details and circumstances. Any request needs to be submitted to ICAEW by 31 March in the relevant subscription year.

Can I be readmitted to ICAEW membership after resigning?

Yes. Members may currently resign and apply for readmission at a later date, although the readmission process is subject to change.

If you apply for readmission to ICAEW membership, you will normally be required to pay the current year's subscription plus any unpaid subscription from the year your membership ceased (this does not apply if you formally resigned as specified in the membership regulations).

Requirements depend on how long you have been out of membership:

• Less than four years: You need an up-to-date CV, evidence of CPD completed while out of membership, and payment of the applicable fees.
• Four years or more: You need an up-to-date CV, four years of CPD records, one ICAEW member reference, and one non-ICAEW reference. These applications are reviewed by the Fitness Committee.

A readmission fee of £998.00 is currently charged in cases that require consideration by the Fitness Committee.

If you are considering returning to membership, please contact the Members Information Team for advice on your individual circumstances. You can also find further information on the readmission process in the membership regulations.

The standard ICAEW membership rate is increasing by 3.3% in line with UK inflation, following approval by members at ICAEW's AGM. To support members on lower incomes, the earnings thresholds for the reduced-rate subscription bands have increased by 10%.

ICAEW members can help shape future decisions by participating in the AGM.

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If you are looking to make a payment and you are not a member please visit icaew.com/payyourfees and enter your record number.