Business Toolkit · Construction & trades
Construction has its own tax rulebook: the Construction Industry Scheme, VAT domestic reverse charge, retentions and stage payments. Get them wrong and HMRC penalties or cashflow problems follow quickly. We look after contractors, subcontractors and trades across the South West, from one-van operations to growing firms.
Where it goes wrong
None of these are hard to fix once you know they're there. They're the first things we look at with a new construction & trades client.
Missing the monthly CIS contractor return deadline — the 19th following the tax month — can trigger a £100 penalty from one day late, with further penalties for continued delay.
Invoicing with VAT when the domestic reverse charge should apply — or vice versa.
Retentions forgotten about and never collected, sometimes years after the job finished.
Pricing jobs on turnover rather than knowing the real margin after materials, labour and wasted days.
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Your responsibilities as a contractor, and what to expect as a subcontractor.
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When the customer accounts for the VAT instead of you.
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Keeping cash coming in across long jobs.
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The practical differences for people working under CIS.
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These guides are general information based on current UK rules and aren't a substitute for advice on your own circumstances. Rates and thresholds change — book a call and we'll check your position.
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