CIS tax returns

From our offices in Brighton and Hove we offer a fast and cost-effective tax return service for CIS subcontractors, including general builders, plasterers, carpenters, electricians, fitters, plumbers, painters and decorators, scaffolders, site managers and labourers.

As we regularly deal with these construction industry sectors, we have a good understanding of what expenses and allowances can be claimed against tax.

Once your tax return is complete, we explain the end result to you, and how it has arisen. If you are due a CIS tax refund, we file your tax return securely over the internet so that you receive the rebate as quickly as possible. If there is tax to pay we explain how much is due, when it is due and how the payment can be made.

What we need to complete your tax return

The first time you come to see us, you should bring any recent correspondence you have had from HM Revenue & Customs, together with a note of your National Insurance number and your 10-digit CIS tax reference number (if you know it). It is also now a requirement for all accountants to obtain proof of identity of all new clients, and so we ask that you bring a form of ID that includes your address and a recent photo.

For your accounting year, which usually ends on 5 April, we typically need:

All your CIS vouchers or statements of pay.
Details of any other income, such as work done for private households.
Details of your expenses, such as receipts or any expense records you keep. This normally includes all motor expenses, materials, tools, equipment, telephone, protective clothing and any admin expenses.
Agreements for any loans or hire-purchase agreements taken out.
Details of any vehicles you have bought or sold.
If you have kept any records on computer, then please them to us or let us have a disk.

In addition, please let us have anything else that you think may be relevant to your tax return. For example, details of any employment income, bank interest received, or pension payments made.