From site work to snagging, running a building business takes serious graft—and keeping your tax sorted often ends up at the bottom of the list. But whether you’re self-employed, working under CIS, or running a small team, good accounting can save you money and hassle.
At Yorkshire Accountancy, we specialise in supporting trades. As your accountant for builders and construction professionals, we’ll help you stay compliant, keep your tax bill down, and run a financially sound construction business.
We work with:
Whether you’re laying bricks, running sites or juggling staff and suppliers—we’ll keep your accounts straight.
Builders working as sole traders need to register with HMRC, track income and expenses, and file an annual return. If you’re under CIS, you’ll also be subject to tax deductions at source.
Our self-employed builder tax advice covers:
We’ll help you reduce tax, stay on top of deadlines, and focus on your trade.
There are plenty of claimable costs in building work—but many trades leave thousands unclaimed each year.
Claimable expenses include:
Often-missed or lesser-known claims:
We’ll go through your situation line by line and help you claim safely and fairly.
If you’re working as a subcontractor under CIS, your contractor will usually deduct 20% from your payments. We’ll make sure you:
If you’re a contractor with subcontractors, we’ll also:
Help with gross status applications if needed
For many builders earning £40,000+ profit, switching to a limited company can reduce tax and protect the business. We’ll help you:
We’ll handle the setup and take care of the ongoing admin—so you can get on with running the site.
Building work often triggers VAT issues—especially when supplying both labour and materials.
We’ll help you:
We’ll also review whether voluntary registration is worth it—especially if you have high material costs.
MTD now applies to all VAT-registered businesses—and will expand soon to most sole traders.
We’ll help you:
Prefer spreadsheets? We’ve got a custom Google Sheets template designed for trades.
Whether you’re just starting out or running multiple jobs with a full team, we’ll help you keep your finances solid and your tax under control.
Book a free, no-pressure chat with an accountant who understands your trade.
Please call or email to arrange your FREE consultation for any of our services.
We’re a modern, friendly and proactive accountancy service.
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