Monthly CIS submissions, payroll with RTI and pensions, and a named accountant who understands how construction businesses actually run.
CIS and construction accountants in Chelmsford and across Essex
Who this CIS and construction service is for
Easey Accounts looks after CIS and accounts for construction businesses in Chelmsford and across Essex, and for contractors and subcontractors elsewhere in the UK who are happy to work with us remotely. It suits limited companies in the building trades that pay subcontractors and need the monthly CIS return filed correctly; companies that employ their own staff as well as using subcontractors; subcontractors who have CIS deducted from what they are paid; and directors who are tired of chasing a deadline every month. You get a named accountant who will pick up the phone. Not for businesses who only want the cheapest filing service with no one to talk to when a question comes up.
How Easey Accounts delivers CIS
1. Agree how often you pay subcontractors and how you will send us the details each month.
2. Send us the payments for the month in good time. A CIS month runs from the 6th to the 5th.
3. We file the monthly CIS submission with HMRC. The return is due by the 19th.
4. If you employ staff, we run their payroll too, including RTI and pension submissions.
5. Speak to a named accountant when something changes, such as a new subcontractor or a job that alters how you are paid.
Qualified accountants (ACCA and MAAT) do the work. We are listed on the Xero Advisor directory and the AAT directory.
What is included
The monthly CIS submission to HMRC; payroll with RTI and workplace pension submissions where you employ staff; CIS recorded properly in your books, so your accounts and tax return agree with what HMRC has been told; year end accounts and corporation tax; and VAT returns, including the construction VAT rules such as the domestic reverse charge where they apply to you.
We do not treat CIS as a form to be filed on the 18th. The aim is a month where the figures are agreed early, the return goes in with room to spare, and there are no surprises when the year end comes round.
Construction accountants in Chelmsford and across Essex
We're an Essex practice, and we work with construction businesses in and around Chelmsford. The paperwork in the trade is familiar to anyone who runs a business in it: CIS every month, wages, VAT with its own rules, and cash tied up in work that has been done but not yet paid for.
If you are moving from another accountant, we handle the handover. We check which CIS returns have been filed this tax year, agree where we pick up from, and make sure the next return goes in on time.
If you employ staff, see our payroll page.
How CIS fits with bookkeeping, payroll and cash
CIS figures only help if the books behind them are right. Subcontractor payments, deductions and VAT all sit in your bookkeeping (our Bookkeeping page), and monthly management accounts (our Management Accounts page) show whether your margins are holding up and whether growth is turning into cash. Payroll for your own team sits in the same place (our Payroll page), so there is one set of numbers and one accountant to ask.
Do you offer CIS accountants in Chelmsford and Essex?
Yes. We are Essex based and work with construction businesses in and around Chelmsford, as well as contractors and subcontractors across the UK on a remote basis.
Can you take over our monthly CIS returns?
Usually yes. We check which returns have been filed this tax year, agree where we pick up from, and file the next one on time.
When is the CIS return due?
By the 19th of the month, for the CIS month that ended on the 5th. HMRC can charge a penalty for a late return, so we agree an earlier internal date with you each month.
Do you do payroll as well as CIS?
Yes. If you employ staff, we run the payroll and make the RTI and workplace pension submissions. See our payroll page.
Are you construction accountants, or general accountants?
Construction is one of the sectors we work in, alongside property and development. The same named accountant looks after your CIS, payroll, VAT and year end, so nobody has to explain your business twice.
I'm a subcontractor and CIS is deducted from my payments. Can you help?
Yes. We make sure the deductions are recorded properly in your books and used correctly in your year end accounts and tax return.
Want your CIS filed well before the 19th?
Tell us how you pay your subcontractors and whether you employ staff, and we'll give you a clear, fixed quote.