Joseph Lawrence

At Joseph Lawrence we can handle all the issues involved in the building industry and the complications of the CIS tax laws. Contractor or Subcontractor? We can lead you painlessly through the minefield of regulations.

The construction industry has its own unique set of rules (introduced in April 2007) that you have to adhere to if you don’t want to pay hefty fines to HM Revenue and Customs.

If you are working as a subcontractor you need to be registered or else pay 30% tax. If you are a contractor and have self-employed sub-contractors, you will need to submit monthly returns and make monthly payments of tax deducted. Failure to do so will attract a penalty of £100 with an increasing sliding scale.

Don't agonise! - we can help you through it!

At Joseph Lawrence we can help with individual elements of the scheme or, for contractors, we can administer the whole scheme from the taking on of a new subcontractor to the submission of monthly returns.

You can download our free Construction Industry Information sheet  here ( 450kb pdf doc. ) - and find out how best to administer and organise your construction business affairs.

Don't agonise over it. Please call us on 01248 671168 and we can help you through it.
The Government's Web site has some useful information about the new CIS scheme and you can download the fact sheets. Click here for more information.

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