CIS & Tax
How CIS works for subcontractors: the plain-English guide
The 20% and 30% rates, what CIS is actually deducted from, and how subcontractors get their money back, explained without the jargon.
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Guides for getting the job done, and the admin with it.
Straight-talking guides for UK trades and construction teams. CIS, invoicing, timesheets, safety paperwork and the day-to-day of running a job, written by a team that has actually run sites.
Invoicing
How to send a CIS invoice (with the 20% worked out)
What to put on a CIS invoice, how to separate labour and materials, and a worked example so the 20% is right every time.
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Health & Safety
RAMS, method statements and risk assessments explained
What RAMS actually means, how a risk assessment differs from a method statement, and when a UK site expects them.
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Time & Pay
How to track hours and timesheets on a construction site
Why paper and WhatsApp timesheets cost you money, and what tracking hours on site should actually look like.
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Materials & Cost
How to manage materials on site and stop overspend
Where materials overspend really comes from, and how to keep orders, deliveries and requests under control on a live job.
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Running the Job
The real cost of construction admin (and how to cut it)
Admin is the hidden tax on every trade business. Here is where the hours really go, and how to claw them back.
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