Because I love HMRC so

[fivemack]

If I work as a scientist, is a subscription to Nature tax-deductible? Or is that only a meaningful question for the essentially self-employed?

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[crazyscot.livejournal.com]

The self-employed and corporate could probably count it as a thought leadership activity and hence an expense offsettable against tax in the business accounts.

For employees, unless it's an explicit condition of your job that you subscribe to Nature, there doesn't appear to be a way to count it. See SA101 (Notes) page 8, sections 1.34 and 1.35.

If you don't ask you don't get

[(Anonymous)]

Why not ask your employer to subscribe for you?