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CIS Tax Returns · South London

CIS tax returns in Carshalton Beeches

The Construction Industry Scheme takes 20% off a subcontractor's invoices before they are paid, and in Carshalton Beeches that money is often more than the tax actually owed. We prepare the return, reclaim the difference and chase HMRC for the refund. Contractors get the monthly CIS300 filed by the 19th with statements issued. Fixed fees, agreed in writing.

from £30/mo · fixed, per month

Next deadlines

  • VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month
  • CIS monthly return and deduction statements to subcontractors
  • PAYE and National Insurance for last month paid to HMRC (electronic)
  • VAT return and payment for the quarter that ended last month

Who this is for

CIS Tax Returns for Carshalton Beeches

Construction businesses in Carshalton Beeches on either side of the scheme: sole trader and limited company subcontractors with 20% or 30% deductions to reclaim, contractors who pay subcontractors and must file monthly, businesses that do both, and established subcontractors with turnover high enough to apply for gross payment status and stop deductions altogether.

What is included

Everything inside the fixed fee

  • Subcontractor verification with HMRC and the correct deduction rate (20%, 30% or gross) applied each time
  • Monthly CIS300 return filed by the 19th with deduction statements issued to every subcontractor
  • Subcontractor annual Self Assessment with CIS deductions reclaimed and the refund chased with HMRC
  • Gross payment status application prepared with the turnover, compliance and business tests evidenced
  • Domestic reverse charge VAT checked on every CIS invoice in both directions
  • CIS deductions offset against PAYE for limited company subcontractors through the EPS each month

How it works

CIS Tax Returns from Carshalton Beeches, step by step

  1. Scope the job

    We find out what you need filed, when it is due and what state the records are in, and tell you which fixed-fee package applies.

  2. Agree the price

    The fee is confirmed in writing. There is no hourly billing and nothing added for questions during the work.

  3. Hand over the records

    Photographs, PDFs, software access or a spreadsheet, sent however suits you. We confirm what we have and what is missing within two working days.

  4. Approve, then we submit

    You review the draft with our explanation, sign off, and we file. Receipts, copies and the next deadlines come back to you immediately.

Why IGI

The IGI way of working, in Carshalton Beeches

One fixed fee for cis tax returns in Carshalton Beeches, agreed in writing before any work starts and never changed part-way through the job, however long it takes us.

We work to the HMRC and Companies House calendar, not an appointment diary. Clients in Carshalton Beeches get reminders at 60, 30 and 7 days before each date that applies to cis tax returns.

We serve Carshalton Beeches remotely by design: records by WhatsApp or email, drafts back for approval, filing electronic. The saving on premises is passed to you in the fee for cis tax returns.

Continuity matters in cis tax returns: the person who prepared last year's work for your Carshalton Beeches business prepares this year's, and remembers what was agreed.

We explain cis tax returns in the words Carshalton Beeches business owners use, not in accountant's shorthand, and we show our working so you can check it.

You stay in control of cis tax returns: drafts go to Carshalton Beeches clients first, with the figures explained, and nothing leaves us until you say so.

Local facts

About Carshalton Beeches

Carshalton Beeches is in South London, within Sutton, in the SM5 postcode district, England. For businesses in England the tax rules are those set by the UK Parliament: the 20/40/45% income tax bands, Class 4 National Insurance for the self-employed at 6% and 2%, Corporation Tax at 19% to 25%, and Stamp Duty Land Tax on property. Business rates are set locally by the council.

Nearby places we also serve for cis tax returns
PlaceDistanceDirection
Sutton, South London0.2 miW
Carshalton Central0.5 miN
Carshalton Village0.6 miN
Carshalton on the Hill0.6 miSE
Carshalton0.7 miNE
Sutton South0.8 miW
Wallington, Sutton0.9 miE
Wallington South0.9 miE

Worth knowing

Rules that come up in this work

Closing a company

Voluntary strike-off is available only to solvent companies. One that owes money it cannot pay needs a creditors' voluntary liquidation through a licensed insolvency practitioner, and directors who dissolve an insolvent company face personal consequences. For a solvent company the process takes three to four months from filing the DS01, with notice to creditors and shareholders within seven days.

Switching accountants

You can switch accountant at any point in the year. The new firm requests clearance and your records from the old one, which cannot withhold your own documents though it may hold its own working papers until its fees are settled. Agent authorisations with HMRC and Companies House are transferred, and the next deadline is picked up without a gap.

Workplace pensions and auto-enrolment

Auto-enrolment duties begin the day you take on your first employee, not when the Pensions Regulator writes to you. Eligible staff must be enrolled, contributions paid every pay period and re-enrolment carried out every three years. Director-only companies without employment contracts are usually exempt. Fines for non-compliance are fixed and escalating.

Employer National Insurance

Employers pay National Insurance at 15% on each employee's earnings above the £5,000 secondary threshold, following the April 2025 changes. The Employment Allowance offsets up to £10,500 of this for eligible employers, which for a small team often removes the liability entirely, but companies where the director is the only employee do not qualify.

The trading and property allowances

Not every small income needs a tax return. The trading allowance exempts the first £1,000 of self-employment or casual income and the property allowance does the same for rental income, each measured on gross receipts. They cannot be combined with rent-a-room relief on the same income, and claiming the allowance means giving up the expense deduction for that source.

Dormant companies

Dormancy is a status that is easy to lose. The strict rule is no accounting transactions other than share capital and Companies House fees, which means no bank account activity at all in practice. Fees should be paid personally by the director. A company that traded and has stopped becomes dormant only after its final trading accounts and tax return are filed and HMRC is told.

The 60-day property CGT return

Selling UK residential property that was not your main home for the whole period of ownership triggers a separate Capital Gains Tax return, due within 60 days of completion along with payment of the tax. This is in addition to the annual Self Assessment. The gain is taxed at 18% or 24% depending on your income band, after the £3,000 annual exempt amount.

Questions

CIS Tax Returns questions from Carshalton Beeches

What records do I need to keep for CIS?

Subcontractors: every deduction statement, invoices and bank records. Contractors: verification references, gross payments, materials costs, deductions made and the statements issued, for at least three years. Missing deduction statements are the most common reason refunds are delayed, so we help you obtain copies from contractors.

What counts as construction work under CIS?

Site preparation, building, alteration, repair, decoration, demolition, and installing systems such as heating, lighting and water. Professional work such as architecture and surveying, scaffolding hire without labour, and carpet fitting are outside the scheme. Mixed contracts fall within it entirely. We check borderline cases against HMRC's list.

What rate do I deduct from a subcontractor?

You must verify each new subcontractor with HMRC before the first payment. HMRC tells you 20% if they are registered, 30% if not, or 0% if they hold gross payment status. Deductions apply to the labour element only, never to materials, VAT or plant hire. We verify every new subcontractor and record the result.

When are contractor returns due?

The CIS300 monthly return covers the tax month to the 5th and must reach HMRC by the 19th. Deduction statements must go to subcontractors by the same date. A nil return is still required if you paid no subcontractors. Late returns cost £100 immediately, rising to £200 after two months and then percentage-based penalties.

How much CIS refund can I expect?

It depends on your profit and expenses. Deductions are 20% of the labour element of your invoices; tax is only due on profit after expenses and the £12,570 personal allowance, with Class 4 National Insurance on top. Many subcontractors earning under £35,000 get back several thousand pounds. We give you the figure before filing.

What does the £149 subcontractor return include?

Your full Self Assessment with the self-employment pages, every CIS deduction statement reconciled to your income, allowable expenses claimed, the refund calculated and the return filed. We then track the repayment with HMRC, which usually arrives within two to six weeks of filing in the quieter months.

How do I get started from Carshalton Beeches?

Message us on WhatsApp or email with a sentence about your business and what you need. We reply in working hours with any questions and a fixed fee for cis tax returns. Once you confirm, we tell you exactly which records to send and the work begins. Most Carshalton Beeches clients are set up within a day.

Which deadlines matter most for cis tax returns?

The next four dates that apply to cis tax returns are shown at the top of this page, calculated from today. For Carshalton Beeches clients we diarise every one of them from the day you join and send reminders before each, so the work is done in good time rather than in the last week before a penalty.

Fixed fees, filed on time, for Carshalton Beeches

Tell us what you need. You get one fixed fee in writing, and nothing is filed until you approve it.

WhatsApp for a fixed quote