Accountants for Roofers and Roofing Firms
The CIS refund most roofers are owed and never fully claim, the returns, the VAT reverse charge, and every expense a roofing trade runs up. Fixed fee, agreed before any work starts.
- Your CIS refund claimed in full, with every expense counted
- Contractor CIS returns filed on time, subcontractors verified
- The VAT reverse charge handled right on your contractor jobs
- Gross payment status: applied for, and kept
Tell us about your roofing work
- Fixed fee up front
- No obligation
- Reply within 1 working day
20%
CIS taken from your labour before you see it
0%
CIS once you hold gross payment status
£30k / £100k
Turnover to apply for gross status
6 Apr 2026
Making Tax Digital starts, at £50,000
The CIS Numbers a Roofer Gets Caught By
| What it is | Why it matters | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| CIS deduction, registered | Taken from your labour, before any expenses | 20% |
| CIS deduction, not registered | The reason to register with CIS | 30% |
| Gross payment status | Paid in full, no deduction at source | 0% |
| Gross status turnover test | Net construction turnover to apply | £30k / £100k |
| VAT reverse charge on B2B work | You stop charging VAT to contractors, from | 1 Mar 2021 |
| VAT registration | Register once turnover passes | £90,000 |
| Making Tax Digital | Quarterly filing starts once turnover passes | £50,000 |
Checked against GOV.UK and HMRC on 29 July 2026. The source for each figure is in the relevant guide. CIS and the reverse charge are UK-wide.
A roofer is taxed in ways an ordinary sole trader is not. CIS takes 20% off your labour before you see it, so the real job is proving your true tax is lower and getting the difference back. The trade is expense-heavy, van, tools, scaffold, materials, and every cost you claim grows the refund. And once you invoice other contractors, the VAT reverse charge changes how you bill.
This is the only kind of work we do. We claim the CIS refund you are owed, run the contractor returns if you employ subcontractors, handle the reverse charge, and agree a fixed fee before we start. The work is delivered by Tidy Money Ltd, regulated by the ACCA.
What We Do
Accountants for roofers
your CIS refund and return, with every expense claimed.
Accountants for roofing companies
contractor CIS, payroll and company accounts, handled.
CIS returns and refunds
the refund claimed, and the monthly returns filed.
Roofing accounts and tax
the accounts and return prepared and filed, deadlines owned.
Bookkeeping and VAT
clean records, the reverse charge and VAT returns, sorted.
How a Roofer Is Actually Taxed
It starts with CIS. A contractor deducts 20% from your labour, 30% if you are not registered, and sends it to HMRC. But that deduction is taken before your personal allowance and before a single expense, so for most subcontractor roofers it is more than the real tax bill. The overpaid difference comes back as a refund, and the size of that refund depends entirely on claiming every expense the trade runs up.
On top of that sit the parts that catch roofing firms out: the contractor side of CIS, with a monthly return and penalties for missing it; gross payment status, which lets a firm be paid without the 20% deduction; and the VAT reverse charge, where you stop charging VAT to other construction businesses and they account for it instead. Getting all of that right is the work.
What We Do Not Do
The work is delivered by Tidy Money Ltd, a practice regulated by the ACCA. It holds no permission from the Financial Conduct Authority, so we do the tax and the accounts, not investment or pension advice, and we do not sell tax-avoidance schemes.
We also do not invent numbers. There are no fabricated reviews or made-up average refunds here; the guidance is written and checked in-house, and every rate and date traces to a GOV.UK or HMRC source. What we promise is the refund you are genuinely owed and the returns filed on time, not a headline figure to reel you in.
CIS and Roofer Tax, Explained
CIS for roofers
This guide covers how the scheme hits a roofer, as subcontractor and as contractor.
CIS refunds for roofers
This guide covers why roofers overpay through CIS, and how the refund is claimed.
Gross payment status
This guide covers getting paid without the deduction: the tests and when it pays.
The VAT reverse charge
This guide covers when you stop charging VAT, who accounts for it, and the end-user rule.
Allowable expenses for roofers
This guide covers van, tools, scaffold, materials and kit, and why they grow your refund.
Sole trader vs limited company
This guide covers when a roofing business is worth incorporating, and what changes.
Making Tax Digital
This guide covers the £50k, £30k and £20k start dates, and getting ready alongside CIS.
Common questions
Do you get roofers a CIS refund?
Where you are owed one, yes, and most subcontractor roofers are. The 20% CIS deducted is taken before your expenses and personal allowance, so it usually exceeds your real tax, and we claim the difference back through your return.
Do you handle the contractor side of CIS?
Yes. If you pay subcontractors we verify them, deduct the right rate, file the monthly return by the 19th and issue their statements, so the firm meets its obligations and avoids the late-return penalties.
Can you sort the VAT reverse charge?
Yes. We get the invoicing right on your contractor jobs, where you no longer charge VAT and the customer accounts for it, handle the end-user exception, and record it correctly on your VAT return.
How much does it cost?
A fixed fee, agreed in writing before any work starts, scaled to your situation. Nothing is charged until you approve the quote, and there is no hourly billing or charge for asking a question.
Who actually does the work?
The work is delivered by Tidy Money Ltd, a practice regulated by the ACCA and owned by Preetesh Parmar FCCA. Your enquiry goes straight to the firm that would do the work, not to a panel of firms.
Get a fixed fee before any work starts
Tell us whether you are a sole-trader roofer or a roofing firm, and what is outstanding: your CIS refund, the returns, the VAT, or a deadline with HMRC. We come back with a fixed price and the date it has to be finished by.
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