The Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) identifies special rules for tax and National Insurance for taxpayers working in the construction industry.
The scheme is a minefield of regulations; meaning it is relatively easy to fall foul of the strict rules in place and even easier to incur penalties.
Does the Construction Industry Scheme apply to me?
The scheme applies to all businesses who operate within the construction industry. That includes builders, tradesman, recruitment agencies who supply workmen, property developers and more. It is important that all contractors operate correctly as the penalties for non-compliance can be very expensive.
Businesses in this industry fall into one of two categories: Contractors or Subcontractors.
A contractor is a business or other concern that pays subcontractors for construction work, whereas subcontractors are those businesses that carry out the work for a contractor. These may be companies, partnerships or sole traders.
CIS construction investigations can be stressful and lengthy, especially for small businesses, putting extra strain on your business and personal life.
KinsellaTax will take complete control of your investigation letting you get back to what you do best – running your own life. We battle with HMRC daily on behalf of our clients so we know exactly how to deal with them.
KinsellaTax has Industry specialists with the experience and in-depth knowledge required to tackle and deal with every aspect of your HMRC CIS investigation enquiries.
To speak to one of our CIS Scheme specialists call us anytime, day or night, on 0800 471 4546.
It is easy to fall foul of the regulations in place for the CIS and, therefore, easy to incur HMRC tax penalties.
You need KinsellaTax to settle any CIS tax investigation.
As shown below, HMRC issue massive tax penalties for those who fail to comply with CIS construction tax rules and regulations.
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Non-compliance with CIS rules and regulations has severe implications including strict tax penalties and recovery of tax from contractors.
Give yourself the best chance of winning a Construction Industry Scheme appeal against HMRC by calling 0800 471 4546.
Records
Under CIS rules and regulations, HMRC requires that contractors maintain full records of subcontractors’ details, payments to subcontractors and whether the subcontractors have been verified.
These records need to be kept for at least 3 years after the end of the tax year to which they relate. HMRC are entitled to inspect these records.
Record Inspection by HMRC
If a contractor receives a request from HMRC to inspect records it is important to seek professional advice before records are inspected under the Construction Industry Scheme.
In a CIS record inspection HMRC will not just be looking to see that the contractor has maintained proper records but they will also look at:-
- The status of subcontractors to see whether they should be re-classified as employees
- Whether the correct rate of tax has been deducted from payment. If not, HMRC may seek to recover any under-deduction of tax from the contractor
- Whether the contractor is operating the CIS correctly. If not, HMRC can seek to hold the contractor liable for any under-deduction of tax.
It is very important to seek professional CIS advice in this situation.
KinsellaTax staff consists of ex-HM Inspector of Taxes and ex-HM Custom and Excise Officers, fully experienced in HMRC Tax Investigations and Construction Industry investigations.
For representation and advice on any aspect of the Construction Industry Scheme, call 0800 471 4546to speak to one of our specialists.