Do you handle the VAT reverse charge for roofers?

Yes. We get the invoicing right on contractor jobs, where you do not charge VAT and the customer accounts for it, handle the end-user exception, and record the reverse charge correctly on your VAT return.

When do I have to register for VAT?

Once your taxable turnover passes £90,000 in a rolling 12 months. We watch the running total and register you at the right time, and advise on the right scheme now that the reverse charge changes the cash-flow picture.

Can you take on books that are behind?

Yes. We bring the records up to date and clear the backlog first, then keep the bookkeeping and VAT current on a regular cycle so it does not drift again.

A fixed monthly or annual fee agreed up front, scaled to your transaction volume and whether VAT is involved. Tell us how you invoice and we will price it.

Bookkeeping and VAT for Roofers

Written and reviewed by the Roofer Accountants editorial team. Last reviewed 29 July 2026.

This is the engine-room service: keeping a roofer's books and VAT straight through the year, so the numbers are always right, the reverse charge is handled correctly, and the refund or return is a formality rather than a scramble.

Fixed fee, agreed before we begin, whether you want the bookkeeping alone or the full accounts and tax with it.

What We Handle

The bookkeeping a roofing business needs: recording income and CIS, capturing every expense and receipt, and reconciling to the bank so the position is current. On VAT, we handle registration when you approach the £90,000 threshold, the returns, and the right scheme for how you trade.

The domestic reverse charge is the part that most confuses roofers, so we get the invoicing and the return entries right, and check whether the flat rate scheme still suits you now that you no longer hold the VAT.

Where It Goes Wrong Without It

Roofers rarely fall foul of VAT through anything but drift. The reverse charge is applied to the wrong customer, VAT is charged when it should not be, receipts pile up unrecorded, and by the return deadline there is a quarter of mess to unpick.

Keeping it current fixes that. Records reconciled monthly surface a problem while it is small, and the reverse charge handled job by job means the VAT return is right the first time.

How It Runs

We connect to the account the payments land in, take on the recording and reconciliations on a regular cycle, and file the VAT returns. Identity checks first. Where the books are behind, we bring them up to date before starting the regular cycle.

It sits alongside your accounts and tax, or stands alone if the bookkeeping and VAT are all you need kept right.

What It Costs

A fixed monthly or annual fee agreed before work starts, sized to the volume of transactions and whether VAT is involved. A sole trader below the VAT threshold is at the lower end; a VAT-registered firm with reverse-charge jobs costs more, and we tell you which first.

To get a price, tell us how you invoice and whether you are VAT registered and we will come back with a fixed quote.