Who is covered by CIS The Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) covers most construction work to buildings, including site preparation, decorating and refurbishment. Mainstream contractors If your business is construction and you pay subcontractors for construction work, you’re a ‘mainstream’ contractor…. Read More ›
Why is construction accounting different? If you work in the construction industry, you’ll know there’s rarely a fixed business structure. The site manager probably doesn’t employ the other people working on a project. They are likely to be a contractor… Read More ›
To be paid correctly by a contractor, make sure you give them the same legal business name or trading name you gave when you registered for the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS). Please speak to your accountant or adviser if your not sure… Read More ›
If today you were thinking of starting a business in the building trade, then broadly speaking there are two main types that the building trade falls into and these are: new building work (for example house building). repair, maintenance and improvement… Read More ›
Welcome to one of our regular series for new business starts ups. On weekly basis, we deal with a number of new business starting up and we get asked on a regular basis by the owners, how do they attract more… Read More ›
Seasonal factors to consider when starting out as a plasterer: Exterior finishing such as rendering is very dependent on the outside weather and there may be times when very wet or very cold conditions prevent you from working outside. The construction industry… Read More ›