Come back: reinstate with AAT

If you registered on an AAT qualification before 1 September 2022 and have a lapsed student membership, you can no longer reinstate it.

Register on the equivalent level under the current syllabus, Qualifications 2022, to continue your studies:

• AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting
• AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting
• AAT Level 4 Diploma in Professional Accounting.

We no longer offer affiliate membership. 

If your affiliate membership has lapsed and you’d like to rejoin AAT, apply to become either an AAT bookkeeping member (AATQB) or full member (MAAT).

If you've previously been an AAT bookkeeping member, you can't reinstate your membership, but you can reapply online to join us again. You must provide details of the CPD you've completed in the past 12 months to ensure that your skills and knowledge are up to date. 

Any learning, development, training, or experience that helps you to remain competent in your job or advance your career can be counted as CPD.

This can include:

• participation in workshops
• going on training courses 
• attending conferences
• learning new software packages
• planned coaching from colleagues or specialists
• research and use of online resources.

Download our templates to easily record your CPD activites for the past year.

• CPD record template (Microsoft Word doc)
• CPD record template (Microsoft Excel doc)

Fee

• Annual membership fee: £134
• Reinstatement fee: none

This must be paid by credit or debit card on application. Once you've reinstated your membership, you can set up a Direct Debit for future membership fee payments.

If you've previously been an AAT full member, apply online to join us again. You must provide details of the CPD you've completed in the past 12 months to ensure that your skills and knowledge are up to date. 

Any learning, development, training, or experience that helps you to remain competent in your job or advance your career can be counted as CPD.

This can include:

• participation in workshops
• going on training courses 
• attending conferences
• learning new software packages
• planned coaching from colleagues or specialists
• research and use of online resources.

Download our templates to easily record your CPD activities for the past year.

• CPD record template (Microsoft Word doc)
• CPD record template (Microsoft Excel doc)

Please note that if you were required to complete the MAAT CPD pathway before and didn't, you can tell us when applying to reinstate if you meet the work experience requirements. If you don't, once you have applied, you must complete the MAAT CPD pathway before your application is approved. The Competence requirements for AAT full membership (MAAT) page provides detailed guidance. 

Fee

• Annual membership fee: £187
• Reinstatement fee: £57

Your fees must be paid by credit or debit card on application. Once you've reinstated your membership, you can set up a Direct Debit for future membership fee payments.

We’re making some improvements to the FMAAT application service, and applications for fellow membership cannot be made at this time. The new application service will be relaunched at the end of November.

Thank you for your patience, and please check back soon for updates. If you have any questions, please email us or call 020 3735 2468 (opening hours 9.00 - 17.00 UK time).

If you've previously been an AAT fellow member and want to join us again, complete the Fellow membership reinstatement form. You must provide details of the CPD you've completed in the past 12 months to ensure that your skills and knowledge are up to date. 

Any learning, development, training, or experience that helps you to remain competent in your job or advance your career can be counted as CPD.

This can include:

• participation in workshops
• going on training courses 
• attending conferences
• learning new software packages
• planned coaching from colleagues or specialists
• research and use of online resources.

Download our templates to easily record your CPD activites for the past year.

• CPD record template (Microsoft Word doc)
• CPD record template (Microsoft Excel doc)

Fee

• Annual membership fee: £200 
• Reinstatement fee: £57

Once we've received your application we'll send you an email within ten working days, with details of how to pay the fees online. Your application won't be assessed until payment has been made.

Once you've reinstated your membership, you can set up a Direct Debit for future membership fee payments.

You can apply to reinstate your licence within 12 months of your renewal due date.

• If you have held an AAT licence within the last 12 months you'll need to complete the AAT licensed member reinstatement application form.
• If you haven't held a licence for 12 months or more you'll need to apply for a new licence.

If you're unsure whether you need to reinstate or apply for a new licence please contact us using the details at the bottom of this page.

Fee

The fee, whether reinstating or applying for a new licence, is £57.

You'll also need to pay the annual licence fee.

If you're an existing AAT full, bookkeeping, fellow or affiliate member this will be a pro rata amount to your next renewal. For example, if your existing membership renewal is due six months after your licence approval, you'll pay a pro rata licence fee for six months, meaning 50% of the full licence fee.

If you're not an existing AAT member you'll need to pay the full annual licence fee:

• Licensed Bookkeepers: £179
• Licensed Accountants: £341.

We're unable to reinstate your licence until payment has been received. Payment cannot be made by Direct Debit.