Tennessee Professional Privilege Tax Must Be Filed And Paid By June 1

The Department of Revenue would like to remind professionals subject to the professional privilege tax that the tax must be filed and paid by June 1.

The $400 professional privilege tax is an annual tax imposed on certain professionals who hold an active Tennessee license or registration on the June 1 due date, regardless of whether the person practices his or her profession in Tennessee. Professionals who are subject to the tax may file and pay it online at https://apps.tn.gov/privtx/. The following professionals are subject to the professional privilege tax:

·        accountants

·        architects

·        attorneys

·        audiologists

·        broker-dealers

·        chiropractors

·        dentists

·        engineers

·        investment advisors

·        landscape architects

·        lobbyists

·        optometrists

·        osteopathic physicians

·        pharmacists

·        physicians

·        podiatrists

·        psychologists

·        real estate principal brokers

·        securities agents

·        speech pathologists

·        sports agents

·        veterinarians

The Department is happy to answer taxpayer questions. The Department encourages taxpayers to use its online help application, called Revenue Help, at https://revenue.support.tn.gov/hc/en-us. This application allows taxpayers to search and find answers to their questions, or submit requests to the Department electronically.