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VAT for UK construction

The domestic reverse charge moved VAT off your invoice and onto the contractor above you, and it took that money out of your cash flow the same week. These guides cover registering, when the reverse charge applies, the work that is zero rated or charged at 5%, and filing under Making Tax Digital.

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After you qualifyRegistering for VATWork out the exact month your rolling twelve month turnover tips over £90,000, what to invoice while you wait for the number, and why the reverse charge usually ends the Flat Rate Scheme case for a construction business.Practical guidesVAT reverse chargeThe exact wording HMRC accepts on a reverse charge invoice, the six conditions that switch it on, why CIS takes materials out of the deduction while the reverse charge keeps them in, and how to pull your input VAT back a month faster.Practical guidesZero-Rated and 5% VATUK construction runs four VAT positions at once, and the gap between 20% and 5% on a £60,000 conversion is £9,000 on your customer's price. Tell on sight whether a job is 0%, 5% or 20%, with the Schedule and the paragraph of Notice 708 beside each rate, and know which four documents let you hold it.Practical guidesMTD for CIS SubcontractorsYour one Self Assessment return becomes four quarterly updates and a final declaration, and the test that catches you is turnover, not profit. Work out which step of the staircase you are on, what each update actually contains, and where your CIS deductions land.

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Construction VAT rate checkerNot every job is 20%. New dwellings are zero rated and a two-year empty home is 5%, with the conditions each rate depends on.Free, no signup.Making Tax Digital countdownQualifying income in. Which MTD for Income Tax tranche catches you, the date it starts, and the days left.Free, no signup.VAT reverse charge calculatorSix conditions decide whether you charge VAT at all. Answer them and the page builds the invoice, CIS deduction and all.Free, no signup.
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The Construction Industry SchemeGetting paid on UK constructionStarting a construction business in the UKCSCS cards and site ticketsFinding construction work in the UKPayment notices and adjudicationRetention on UK construction
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