Quick Answer Paying construction workers is more complicated because the challenge isn’t simply calculating CIS deductions. Agencies must first establish whether a worker is genuinely self-employed, considering factors such as Supervision, Direction and Control (SDC), before deciding whether they should be paid through CIS or PAYE. Workers must also be correctly verified with HMRC, while …
Quick Answer To prove you are self-employed, you need to show that you are genuinely in business on your own account. Simply calling yourself self-employed, or having a contract that describes you that way, is not enough. HMRC and employment tribunals look at the reality of how you work. Evidence of genuine self-employment can include …
Quick Answer If a subcontractor is not registered for CIS, or their details are not correctly linked with HMRC, they will usually be placed on the higher 30% deduction rate. This is not a Centurion Payroll charge, it is a CIS deduction set by HMRC. Centurion verifies subcontractors using their name, National Insurance number and …
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Quick Answer Outsourcing CIS payroll to a specialist provider is the simplest way to pay subcontractors on time without running payroll in-house. With Centurion Payroll, agencies send us a schedule of payments due, including worker details, hours or days worked, and rates. We then invoice, confirm approved hours with workers by text, process payments using …
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HMRC Is Cracking Down on CIS Fraud. Protect Your Gross Payment Status Before It Is Too Late HMRC has sent a clear message to the construction industry: supply-chain compliance is no longer optional. From 6 April 2026, HMRC has stronger powers to tackle fraud within the Construction Industry Scheme. If a business makes or receives …
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CIS Nil Returns Are Back, Is Your Payroll Ready? The Construction Industry Scheme has changed again, and this time, contractors cannot afford to miss it. From 6 April 2026, HMRC has brought back CIS nil returns. That means if you are a contractor registered under CIS and you do not pay any subcontractors in a …
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CIS Payroll companies such as Centurion Payroll’s main aim is to make sure that your CIS payroll is completed accurately, on time, and is fully compliant with HMRC laws and regulations. CIS payroll is different to traditional payroll, in that an outsourced payroll company will take deductions from the wages of contractors and subcontractors as …
CIS Payroll is a specialist type of payroll introduced by the UK government to facilitate payment in the construction industry between subcontractors and contractors. CIS refers to the Construction Industry Scheme, which was introduced by the government in 1971 as a means of addressing and combating tax evasion in the industry. CIS Payroll is now …
An agency is a business which provides a service on behalf of another business. For example, the agency recruits other companies to provide a service for their client company. A contractor is a business which provides a service to the agency’s client for a set period or for the duration of a project. The business …
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