Tax, CIS and Making Tax Digital for self-employed painters and decorators

Tax, CIS and Making Tax Digital for self-employed painters and decorators Painting and decorating is construction work, so CIS applies whenever a builder or developer pays you, on new builds and repaints alike. Most decorators also work direct for homeowners and shops, who pay in full. Making Tax Digital counts both, and the small trade-counter buys are the costs most often missed. Painting or decorating the inside or outside of any building is covered by CIS, whether it is new or a repaint. That includes varnishing, decorative paintwork such as gold leaf on a banister, and protective coatings sprayed onto a surface. Paint, primer, varnish, wallpaper, paste, filler and caulk: materials for the work you sell. Brushes, rollers, trays, masking tape, sandpaper and dust sheets: consumables used up on jobs. No. Painting and decorating any building, inside or out, is covered, so a repaint of an old house or office is treated the same as a new build when a contractor pays you. Read the full guide for painters and decorators, with every source, at rightotax.co.uk.