Professional Privilege Tax
Overview
Professional privilege tax is due June 1 each year for individuals licensed or registered to practice in Tennessee any one of the professions listed in Tenn. Code Ann. §67-4-1702. Fifteen professions have been removed from the tax beginning June 1, 2020.
The following professions are required to pay the tax due on June 1, 2019. If you are registered or licensed to practice in more than one of the following professions, you are only required to pay the $400 tax once per year. Click here to pay the tax.
| Accountant | Lobbyist |
| Agent (Securities) | Optometrist |
| Architect | Osteopathic Physician |
| Attorney | Pharmacist |
| Audiologist | Physician |
| Broker-Dealer | Podiatrist |
| Chiropractor | Psychologist |
| Dentist | Real Estate Principal Broker |
| Engineer | Speech Pathologist |
| Investment Adviser | Sports Agent |
| Landscape Architect | Veterinarian |
The following professions are required to pay the tax due on June 1, 2020 and thereafter.
| Attorney |
| Agent (Securities) |
| Broker-Dealer |
| Investment Adviser |
| Lobbyist |
| Osteopathic Physician |
| Physician |