Running a painting & decorating business means juggling jobs, supplies, travel, and the odd last-minute touch-up—but when it comes to tax, things can get messy fast.
At Yorkshire Accountancy, we help self-employed painters, subcontractors and decorating firms across the UK. As your accountant for painters & decorators, we’ll help you claim every penny of allowable expenses, stay compliant with HMRC, and keep your finances in order while you focus on finishing the job.
We work with:
Whether you’re rolling out magnolia or managing multiple sites, we’ll tailor our advice to fit how you work.
If you’re self-employed—especially under CIS—you need to keep on top of deductions, expenses and tax deadlines.
Our self-employed decorator tax advice includes:
We make tax clear, straightforward, and fair—so you don’t pay more than you need to.
Painting and decorating involves tools, travel, consumables and more. We’ll help you claim for everything you’re entitled to.
Claimable expenses include:
Often-missed claims:
We’ll go through it line by line and help you set up a system that works with your workflow.
If you’re paid under the Construction Industry Scheme, you may be having 20% or even 30% deducted at source.
We’ll help you:
If you use subcontractors yourself, we can handle monthly CIS returns and statements too.
Going Limited might reduce your tax if your profit is over £35k–£40k, but it isn’t always the right move.
We’ll help you decide by reviewing:
We’ll explain it clearly—and handle the switch if you’re ready.
Decorators often hit the VAT threshold due to materials and growing workloads. But getting VAT wrong can cost you.
We’ll help you:
We’ll make VAT simple—and avoid the common pitfalls decorators face.
MTD now applies to all VAT-registered decorators, and more traders will be affected soon.
We’ll help you:
Prefer spreadsheets? We’ve built a trade-specific Google Sheets bookkeeping template that keeps it all tidy.
Whether you’re working solo, hiring help, or running a growing decorating firm—we’ll help you keep your finances smooth and compliant.
Book a free, no-pressure chat with an accountant who knows the 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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