What does CIS stand for?

Construction Industry Scheme (UK)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

A planned crackdown on the Construction Industry Scheme will mean around 350,000 bricklayers, plumbers, carpenters and plasterers working as sub-contractors will effectively lose their selfemployed status in the eyes of the taxman.

Construction tax move is blasted; PROPOSAL: Boss says crackdown on ...

Everyone in the Construction Industry will be familiar with the Construction Industry Scheme ("CIS" or "the Scheme").

HMRC threaten to treat self-employed construction workers as employees

Prior to the new Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) introduced in April 2007, consultations over badges of trade (automatic categorisation of employed earners) were dismissed for a variety of reasons.

Take care over subcontractors' wages; CONSTRUCTING EXCELLENCE

Measures include the new Construction Industry Scheme, covering payments to sub-contractors in the building sector.

Legal shake-up

INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new helpline and interactive online employment status indicator has been introduced in the UK by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in order to assist the construction industry in the UK prior to the launch of the new Construction Industry Scheme (CIS).

HMRC introduces online employment status tool for construction ...

For the construction industry scheme, pupils attend college one half day a week as well as work shadowing and site visits.

Building up skills for work

7 million fines generating pounds 180m in Construction Industry Scheme penalty sanctions.

Tax inspectors target sub-contractors; CONSTRUCTING EXCELLENCE in ...

The fact that an apprentice can come to be classed as self-employed highlights one of the glaring weakness of the Construction Industry Scheme and is symptomatic of a casualised industry that is seeing a surge in accidents, deaths and reports of derisory pay, for migrant workers in particular.

A high cost in builders' lives