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Construction industry tax refresher and planning

Gain an in-depth overview of how the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) operates and outlines the tax obligations for both contractors and subcontractors.

Overview

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This webinar will cover the following topics:

  • The impact of recent tax announcements on the construction industry
  • The CIS tax responsibilities and obligations of both the contractor and subcontractor under the current CIS regime
  • HMRC CIS audits and reviews
  • National Insurance and the construction industry
  • Is a builder really trading in property – the current HMRC attack
  • The recent changes made to the construction industry tax regime
  • Who is a deemed contractor?
  • Verification and the steps contractors have to take
  • The dealings the contractor will have with HMRC
  • The monthly CIS return: its completion and filing
  • The impact on the subcontractor
  • Is the subcontractor really self-employed?
  • What really are construction operations
  • The CIS penalty regime
  • CIS tax planning opportunities available
  • Design and build
  • Practical case studies
  • General overview

What you will gain:

Delegates will be given a detailed review of the latest changes relating to the construction industry, the practical developments, details of CIS tax obligations and the planning opportunities available

Tim Palmer

Tim lectures frequently all over the UK on a wide variety of taxation subjects. He has been presenting such tax lectures for over 30 years now.

Previously, Tim was a senior Tax Manager with Howarth Clark Whitehill LLP, advising on all areas of tax and NIC for the firm to their clients. He was also a member of the tax department of P&O where he specialised in Corporation Tax and the Construction Industry, being involved in the Bovis Construction Industry tax deduction scheme within the P&O Group.

Additionally, Tim has recently written numerous articles in the tax press, particularly with regard to his specialist areas of CIS, ‘self-employed status issues’, NIC and PAYE matters, stamp duty land tax, and the tax benefits of businesses switching to electric vehicles.

Tim lectures on most areas of tax, including IR35 and CIS, which are his particular specialties, both in lecturing and in practice.

The webinar handout material will be available on the webinar platform when you log in to view, 15 minutes before the live webinar start.

If you wish to view or download handout materials, before the day of the webinar, they will also be available through your document library on https://events.accaglobal.com.

 

Price

Price (excluding VAT) 110 GBP

Location

United Kingdom

Date & time

28 May 2026, 09:30 - 12:30 GMT

Enquiries

Email enquiries UKCL@accaglobal.com

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