Get practical support with CIS returns, subcontractor verification, construction VAT, payroll, bookkeeping and year-end accounts from a Wembley-based accounting team working with businesses across the UK.
The accounting and CIS work you need depends on how you operate. We start with your actual role, records and HMRC obligations rather than forcing every construction business into the same package.
If your business pays subcontractors for construction work, the contractor side of CIS can involve registration, verification, deductions, payment statements and monthly returns.
If contractors deduct CIS from your payments, we can help organise the records, reconcile deductions and make sure they are treated correctly within your wider tax and accounting position.
Construction businesses often have several moving parts at once: subcontractors, VAT, payroll, supplier bills, project costs and HMRC deadlines. The aim is not to bury you in accounting language. It is to keep the records and obligations organised so you can see what needs doing.
Verification and the correct CIS payment status need to be dealt with before the payment workflow gets messy.
We can help organise the records required for regular contractor reporting and keep the process consistent.
Construction VAT can depend on the parties, the supply and CIS treatment. We help review the facts and accounting workflow.
Supplier bills, labour, materials and project transactions are easier to manage when the bookkeeping routine is kept current.
Better bookkeeping and management reporting can give you a clearer view of project costs, margins and cash flow.
Start with the services you actually need. Your proposal should confirm the scope, responsibilities, records required and fees before work begins.
Support with contractor CIS processes, monthly return records and the information needed to keep reporting organised.
Help with the information and workflow needed to verify subcontractors and apply the payment status HMRC provides.
Regular bookkeeping for supplier costs, materials, labour, subcontractor payments, bank activity and day-to-day records.
Support with VAT records and reviewing when the construction domestic reverse charge may apply to relevant supplies.
Payroll support for employees alongside the wider bookkeeping and CIS workflow where included in your agreed service.
Limited company accounts, Corporation Tax and related year-end work based on the records and scope agreed with you.
Where your records support it, reporting can be structured to help you compare project costs, margins and performance.
Practical reporting and forecasting support for businesses dealing with uneven project timing, supplier costs and customer payments.
If you are moving from another accountant, we can explain the professional-clearance and records handover process before onboarding.
These are general HMRC rules, not a substitute for advice on your particular facts.
Contractors generally need to verify a new subcontractor with HMRC before payment so HMRC can confirm their CIS status and deduction rate.
Contractors report payments made to subcontractors through monthly CIS returns. Accurate payment records make that process far easier.
The construction VAT domestic reverse charge applies to many qualifying building and construction supplies when the required conditions are met.
For the latest rules, always check HMRC guidance or ask us to review how the rules apply to your business.
Your accounting setup should reflect how you actually trade, how you get paid and whether you use subcontractors or employees.
If you are considering a change, we can first review the work you need and explain the normal professional-clearance and records handover process. Eligible switching clients can currently receive 30% off the agreed fee for their first 3 months, subject to Path Accountants' current terms.
Before any ongoing work begins, we first understand the business, records, deadlines and responsibilities involved.
Tell us whether you are a contractor, subcontractor or construction company and what is currently causing problems.
We identify the records, CIS/VAT position, services and deadlines that need to be considered.
You receive a proposal setting out the work, responsibilities and fees before deciding whether to proceed.
Once appointed, we confirm the next actions and, where relevant, start the records handover process.
Some established subcontractors can qualify for Gross Payment Status, allowing qualifying CIS payments to be received without deduction. Eligibility depends on HMRC's business, turnover and compliance tests.
There is no sensible one-price-fits-all answer. A subcontractor needing annual accounts has a very different workload from a contractor with monthly CIS returns, payroll, VAT and regular bookkeeping.
We review the work first and confirm the agreed scope and fee before ongoing work begins.
Start with a free conversation about your CIS, VAT, bookkeeping, payroll and accounts. We’ll explain what needs attention, what we can help with and the likely next steps.
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