What we do
The Construction Industry Scheme
CIS returns for contractors and subcontractors, filed monthly and on time.
What the Construction Industry Scheme with us covers
It runs monthly, and it runs differently depending on which end of the job you are at.
- CIS returns
- We handle CIS returns for both contractors and subcontractors, keeping your deductions and reporting accurate while taking the admin off your hands.
We spell out Construction Industry Scheme, because the three letters hide what it actually is.
It is a set of rules about money being held back from payments in construction, and about who reports what to HMRC each month. If you are a contractor it is a monthly filing duty. If you are a subcontractor it is money you may be owed back.
Common questions
Questions we get asked about the Construction Industry Scheme
Answered from a published GOV.UK page wherever a question has a factual answer, with the page linked so you can check it.
How much is deducted from a subcontractor's payments?
GOV.UK states that a contractor must deduct 20% from payments to a registered subcontractor, and 30% if the subcontractor has not registered for the scheme. Some subcontractors can apply for gross payment status, where nothing is deducted.
GOV.UK: what you must do as a CIS subcontractorWhat does a contractor have to do each month?
GOV.UK sets out that a contractor must register for the scheme, verify subcontractors with HMRC before paying them, and file monthly returns.
GOV.UK: what you must do as a CIS contractorTell us where you are with it
A sentence is plenty to start. We will tell you what we would do and what it would cost before anything begins.