News for Construction Industry Scheme (CIS)
Latest news
1 December
Centralisation of most CIS processing work
HMRC has centralised the majority of its Construction Industry Scheme
(CIS) work into one single office in Newry, Northern Ireland.
28 October
Payment and Deduction
Statement form (PDF 27K)
New form for contractors to download, complete and give to subcontractors
detailing payments and deductions made per month.
30 September
Making ‘nil CIS returns’ and letting HMRC know
if you have no PAYE payment due
You can contact HM Revenue & Customs' (HMRC) CIS Helpline on Tel 0845
366 7899 to let them know.
Subcontractor tells you that their payment
status has changed
If you are a contractor, very occasionally, a subcontractor may show you
a letter from HM Revenue & Customs telling them that their payment
status is changing from ‘payment under deduction’ to ‘gross payment’ before
you have received your letter.
20 August
CIS
Service unavailability
Due to essential maintenance the CIS service will be unavailable between
8.00 on Wednesday 20 August and 8.00 on Thursday 21 August to users of
our software and users will not be able to file returns or verify sub-contractors.
If you use commercial software you can file as normal during this time.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
3 July
HMRC will no longer provide bulk payment and
deduction details for subcontractors in the Construction Industry Scheme
(CIS)
The provision of payment and deduction details to subcontractors and their
agents has become a growing problem. We will no longer provide this information
on a bulk basis but will continue to help any subcontractor that has a
genuine need for this information. (Updated 25 July 2008)
