TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 4, 2022

Jim Brown, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), writes in today’s Tennessean that the professional privilege tax should be eliminated to send the unequivocable message that it is a right, not a privilege, to be a professional in Tennessee. He says the idea of taxing some people simply because they go to their job is discriminatory. Brown provides a history of how the tax became law and outlines four reasons why the tax should be repealed for the seven professions – attorneys, securities agents, broker dealers, investment advisers, lobbyists, osteopathic physicians and physicians – still subject to the annual payment. NFIB is a member of the “No Taxation on My Occupation” coalition, which includes the Tennessee Bar Association and nine other organizations.