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BMA membership subscription rates
Rates for 1 October 2007 - 30 September 2008
| Standard rate (UK only) | £387.00 |
| Concessionary rates | |
| Member in 1st year after qualification | £99.00 |
| Member in 2nd, 3rd or 4th year after qualification | £195.00 |
| Member in 5th, 6th or 7th year after qualification. (See Note 1) | £288.00 |
| Retired member, before 01 October 2007 (See Note 2) | £144.00 |
| Spouse/partner of member (See Note 4) | £195.00 |
| Member resident outside the UK (Including all ships surgeons and Armed Forces members posted overseas who are not within 4 years of qualification) |
£243.00 |
| Salary Link. (See Note 3) | £195.00 |
| Preclinical teacher or non-clinical research worker. (See Note 5 ) | £195.00 |
| Member engaged exclusively in oral or dental surgery, except those within 4 years of qualification | £243.00 |
| Armed Forces member in UK and not within 7 years of qualification | £342.00 |
| Member resident in Channel Islands or Isle of Man and not within 7 years of qualification | £342.00 |
| Medical Missionary |
Nil |
| Member for more than 50 years | Nil |
Notes:
- Principals in general practice pay the standard subscription (£387.00) irrespective of the year of qualification.
- Members become eligible for the retired subscription on the renewal date following their retirement from practice. Those with gross earnings from medical practice of less than £8792 pa also qualify for this rate.
- A Salary Link can be claimed by any member whose gross professional income for the year October 2007 - September 2008 is not expected to exceed £32,338. A separate claim must be made each year.
- The spouse/partner concessionary rate is available to a married couple or to unmarried partners in a long term relationship with financial interdependence and a joint home. The reduction is granted only to the partner who otherwise would have paid the lesser subscription rate.
- A fresh claim form should be completed by members in this category for each year that they claim.
Student members
First year medical students: free for those who agree to pay their subscription by direct debit or £30.00, or £2.50 per month for those who do not opt to pay be Direct Debit
Second year medical students: £30.00, or £2.50 per month
Third year medical students and all other years: £36.00, or £3.00 per month
Income tax allowance on membership subscriptions
The subscriptions of practising members are normally allowable for the calculation of income tax
Subscription rates from October 2008
- BMA membership rates for 1 October 2008 - 30 September 2009
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