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CIS Tax Returns · East London

CIS tax returns in Castle Green, Barking and Dagenham

If you work in construction in Castle Green, Barking and Dagenham, CIS touches almost everything: how you are paid, how you pay others, how VAT is charged under the reverse charge, and how much tax you get back in January. We handle all of it for trades across East London from a published fee menu, with nothing filed until you have approved it.

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 Castle Green

Construction businesses in Castle Green, Barking and Dagenham 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 Castle Green, Barking and Dagenham, step by step

  1. Tell us your situation

    A short message or call about what you do and what needs filing. We ask the questions that determine the right package and nothing more.

  2. Fixed fee in writing

    You receive one price for the work, confirmed by email before anything starts. It does not change if the job takes longer than we expected.

  3. Send records, review the draft

    Records come by WhatsApp or email. We prepare the draft, explain the figures in plain English and answer your questions.

  4. We file, you get the receipts

    Once you approve and the fee is settled, we submit electronically and forward the HMRC or Companies House acknowledgement the same day.

Why IGI

What you get in Castle Green

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

Nothing for Castle Green is left to the last week. Each deadline relevant to cis tax returns is tracked from the day you join, with the next four shown on every page we send you.

No appointments, no travel across East London, no parking. Everything for cis tax returns in Castle Green happens online, with a real person on the other end during UK working hours.

You get one contact for cis tax returns, not a queue. Castle Green, Barking and Dagenham clients message the same person throughout and get an answer in working hours, usually within a few hours.

The output for Castle Green clients is never just a form. It is the form, a one-page summary of what it says, and a note of the decisions it points to for cis tax returns.

Approval before filing is a rule, not a courtesy. For cis tax returns in Castle Green, Barking and Dagenham, every submission to HMRC or Companies House follows your written go-ahead.

Local facts

About Castle Green, Barking and Dagenham

Castle Green, Barking and Dagenham is in East London, within Barking and Dagenham, in the RM9 postcode district, England. Income tax in England follows the UK rates: 20% basic to £50,270, 40% higher to £125,140 and 45% additional, with the personal allowance of £12,570 tapered away above £100,000. National Insurance, VAT and Corporation Tax are UK-wide, and Stamp Duty Land Tax applies to property purchases.

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Mayesbrook0.9 miNW
Upney0.9 miW
Parsloes1.0 miNE
Barking Riverside1.0 miS

Worth knowing

Rules that come up in this work

Employer National Insurance

The cost of an employee is more than the salary. Employer National Insurance at 15% above £5,000 a year, the 3% minimum pension contribution, holiday pay, equipment and management time all come on top. The Employment Allowance of £10,500 reduces the National Insurance for most employers with more than one person on the payroll.

Workplace pensions and auto-enrolment

Workplace pension compliance is part of payroll, not separate from it. Each pay period the payroll assesses who is eligible, calculates employer and employee contributions on qualifying earnings between the lower and upper thresholds, and sends the contribution file to the scheme. The minimum total is 8%, and many employers choose to contribute more as a recruitment advantage.

Dormant companies

A dormant company is one with no significant accounting transactions in the year, where the only permitted entries are the payment for shares on incorporation, Companies House fees and penalties. It still files a confirmation statement and simplified dormant accounts every year. A bank charge or an accountant's fee paid from the company ends dormancy and requires full accounts.

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.

Crypto records and reporting

Crypto tax splits into capital gains on disposals and income on rewards, with different rates and different reporting. The £3,000 annual exempt amount and the 18% and 24% rates apply to gains; staking, mining and airdrop income is taxed at marginal income tax rates. HMRC's nudge letters to holders have increased sharply, and a voluntary disclosure before one arrives is treated far more leniently.

The 60-day property CGT return

The 60-day Capital Gains Tax return on residential property is the deadline landlords most often miss, because it falls outside the Self Assessment cycle and runs from completion, not exchange. Private residence relief for periods you lived in the property, plus the final nine months, reduces the gain. Penalties for a late return mirror Self Assessment, starting at £100.

Record keeping

Record keeping is a legal obligation with a penalty of up to £3,000 for failure, but its real value is in making every other filing cheaper and more defensible. Keep invoices, receipts, bank statements, mileage logs and any HMRC correspondence, digitally if you like, for five years after the relevant filing deadline for individuals and six years for companies and VAT.

Questions

CIS Tax Returns questions from Castle Green

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.

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.

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 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.

How does the VAT reverse charge affect CIS work?

Since March 2021, where both parties are VAT and CIS registered and the supply is within the scheme, the subcontractor does not charge VAT; the contractor accounts for it on their own return. The invoice must state that the reverse charge applies. We check your sales and purchase invoices for this on every return.

Do I need to register for CIS?

Subcontractors should register so deductions are 20% rather than 30%; registration is free with HMRC or £49 through our service with your UTR sorted at the same time. Contractors must register before paying their first subcontractor. If you are both, both registrations are needed; our dual package is £99.

Do you have an office in Castle Green?

No. IGI Accounting is an online-only firm. We serve Castle Green, Barking and Dagenham and every other UK postcode remotely, with records sent by WhatsApp or email and everything filed electronically. The absence of local premises is why the fee for cis tax returns is the same in Castle Green as anywhere else in the country, and why there is nothing to visit and nothing to print.

Is cis tax returns in Castle Green really the same price as elsewhere?

Yes. The fee published on this page is what a client in Castle Green, Barking and Dagenham pays and what a client in any other part of England pays. It is confirmed in writing before work starts and the invoice matches the quote. Where a higher package applies because your situation is more complex, we say so at the quote stage, never afterwards.

One message from Castle Green, one fixed price

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