CIS accountants for construction keep subcontractor verification, monthly returns, deduction statements and reverse charge invoices in step. Crosby checks them before a missed detail reaches the next deadline.
The gap often sits inside the next subcontractor payment. Was the verification done, was the deduction right, and will the return be ready by the 19th? Egbenn keeps that trail current while the job is still moving.
Egbenn Accountancy is an ACCA registered practice handling CIS for owner-run construction businesses across Hertfordshire and London. A fixed monthly fee is agreed before work starts, and Crosby Enninful checks verifications, returns, deduction statements, reverse charge invoices and job costs through the year.
New subcontractors are verified before the first payment leaves the bank.
Returns, deductions and statements are ready before the 19th.
Subcontractor costs sit against the right job, so the next quote starts from what the last job cost.
Most begin before the return is filed, inside a payment or invoice nobody checked.
“We paid a new subcontractor gross, then found out nobody had verified them before the first payment.”
The business is left correcting the payment trail and explaining the mismatch later.
“The return was due by the 19th, but the deductions and statements still did not agree.”
A rushed return can carry the wrong payment details into the next month.
“The invoice looked normal, so nobody checked whether the domestic reverse charge should have been used.”
The VAT return can then be built from an invoice that needed different treatment.
What changes once the CIS trail is checked?
Every subcontractor is checked before the first payment. Each deduction, statement and reverse charge invoice follows the same payment trail. The owner can see what the job earned before pricing the next one.
Answer these questions about the accountant looking after your construction business now.
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Could they tell you today whether every subcontractor was verified before their first payment?
Could they show what will go on the next monthly return before the 19th?
Could they explain which current invoices need the domestic reverse charge?
The CIS trail has a real gap before the next payment or return. The free growth review checks the payment details and shows what needs attention.
Most of the setup is working, but one missed check can still carry into the return. The construction proof below shows how monthly CIS and job costing were brought together.
Your current accountant has the main CIS checks covered. The CIS guide is the useful next read if you want to test the detail.
The useful difference appears before the subcontractor is paid and continues through the filing deadline.
The month’s deductions are collected near the deadline.
The return uses the payment details supplied.
The job result appears after the year end.
CIS questions are answered when the owner raises them.
Subcontractors are verified before their first payment.
Deductions, statements and reverse charge invoices are checked through the month.
Subcontractor costs are connected to each job margin.
Crosby gives his view before the next job, van or hire.
Each check protects the payment trail that supports the monthly return.
Was each subcontractor verified before their first payment?
Verification comes before the first payment.
Is the verification kept with their payment details?
Keep the verification with the payment it supports.
Was the reverse charge checked on every invoice?
Check each invoice before the VAT return.
Do the VAT and CIS entries follow the same job?
The job and payment details should support both.
Does each deduction statement match the payment?
The statement should follow the deduction actually made.
Is the monthly return ready before the 19th?
Prepare the return before the deadline.
Is gross payment status checked before payment terms are agreed?
Check the current status before agreeing how to pay.
Can each subcontractor cost be traced to the right job?
Job costing puts each cost against the right project.
The monthly work follows the same trail from first payment to job margin.
Subcontractors are verified and the deduction treatment is checked before payment.
Get my CIS recommendationPayments, deductions and statements are kept together for the monthly return.
Get my CIS recommendationJob costing shows what labour and subcontractors did to the margin.
Get my CIS recommendationThe back office kept pace because the work was kept current each month.
Bookkeeping, VAT, payroll and CIS were kept current, then job costing was built around each project.
The construction business is now past £500,000 and the owner uses job margins to make decisions.
The same monthly work now supports regular calls before new jobs are priced.Clients described by type. Names withheld.
The first months turn scattered payment details into a routine the site team can follow.
Crosby checks current subcontractors, verifications, deductions, statements and reverse charge invoices.
Payment details are matched and reviewed before the 19th.
VAT treatment and CIS deductions follow the same job details.
Job costing shows which work paid and what the next quote must cover.
A business run alongside a full-time job is outside the service.
Short-life contractor and freelancer companies are not taken on.
Pre-revenue starts and first-week side projects are outside the service.
Egbenn declines any request to report income or costs that are not real.
An established construction business with staff, subcontractors and plans to grow can use the free growth review to check the fit.
The fixed monthly fee is agreed before work starts. For a construction business, it can include bookkeeping, VAT, payroll, CIS verification, monthly returns, deduction statements, year-end accounts and corporation tax. The exact scope follows the free growth review, so the work and fee are settled before the handover.
Yes, most owners who approach Egbenn already have an accountant who files the forms but rarely advises. The free growth review checks where the CIS, VAT and payroll records stand. If there is a fit, Egbenn handles the switch and keeps upcoming returns in view during the handover.
No, a software move is not automatic. Egbenn first checks whether the current cloud setup can support verifications, deduction statements, reverse charge invoices and monthly returns. A change is suggested only where the present setup gets in the way, so the team does not have to relearn tools without a reason.
Egbenn writes to the current accountant for professional clearance and requests the available books and filings. Crosby then checks upcoming CIS, VAT, payroll and year-end dates, brings missing work up to date and keeps the next return in view. The owner does not have to manage the exchange.
Contractor returns need to reach HMRC by the 19th each month. Egbenn keeps the subcontractor verifications, payment details and deductions together as the month moves. That gives Crosby time to review what will be filed and produce the deduction statements from the same payment trail.
Yes, Egbenn checks the business’s gross payment status and reviews whether the domestic reverse charge applies on each invoice. Crosby also checks that the VAT and CIS treatment follow the same underlying job and payment details. Any business-specific point is discussed before a return or payment is made.
Answer a few quick questions, get a personalised recommendation and, if there is a fit, Crosby will arrange the review.
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