CIS for Contractors with QuickBooks

QuickBooks is your accounting source of truth. Planyard is where project teams capture, approve, and code costs so QuickBooks CIS works flawlessly—no duplicate entry, no last-minute fixes, HMRC-ready.

  • Sync the vendors with CIS from QuickBooks
  • Only forward approved bills with the vendor, account, and class
  • QuickBooks applies CIS & reverse charge automatically

No credit card required.

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Why UK contractors add Planyard to QuickBooks for CIS

Project teams work in Planyard; Finance stays in QuickBooks. By keeping data clean at the source—POs, deliveries/valuations, invoice capture, approvals—your CIS and domestic reverse charge VAT run correctly in QuickBooks without spreadsheet patches.

How Planyard + QuickBooks handle CIS

Automatically keep vendor and accounts data correct in Planyard - QuickBooks can apply CIS and reverse charge VAT reliably.

All of Your QuickBooks and Planyard Vendors are in Sync

Sync vendor master from QuickBooks

Planyard mirrors your QuickBooks suppliers, so projects, POs, valuations, and invoices use the same vendor records that Finance maintains.

One source of truth

Everyone selects from the same QuickBooks vendor list—no duplicates or local copies

CIS setup preserved

Each vendor’s CIS status and rate in QuickBooks is respected when bills post back

Ready on day one

Import vendors, Chart of Accounts, and Classes in minutes to start clean

Fewer AP corrections

Correct vendor linkage means fewer rejected postings and rework

Capture, code, and approve before QuickBooks

Invoices are emailed in or scanned, pre-coded, 3-way matched, and routed for approvals before anything can reach accounting.

Email-in & OCR

Turn invoice PDFs into structured data without re-typing

Project-configured approvals

Route Site → QS → Finance or trigger ad-hoc sign-off with thresholds

3-way matching

Match PO -> delivery/valuation -> invoice; block variances

Mandatory G/L

Require GL account and Class so posting is correct first time

Upload your project budget and follow the financial progress in real-time

No credit card required. No sales or IT support needed.

Post to the correct vendor; QuickBooks applies CIS

Once approved, Planyard creates the bill in QuickBooks against the right vendor with accounting accounts, class, tax, currency, and original attachments.

Automatic CIS calculation

QuickBooks applies the correct CIS rate—no manual picking

Reverse charge VAT respected

Domestic reverse charge is handled in QuickBooks when configured

Full evidence attached

Invoice PDF and PO/valuation refs travel with the bill for audit

Exceptions blocked

Mismatches and duplicates are held in Planyard, not posted to QBO

CIS in QuickBooks with Planyard—approved bill to correct vendor, HMRC-ready exports.

HMRC reporting made easy

Because vendor linkage and coding are correct at source, your CIS returns and HMRC exports pull from consistent, documented data.

Clean CIS data

Accurate supplier, tax, and coding details reduce queries

Faster month-end

Less reclassing and fewer reruns of reports

Audit trail intact

Approvals and source docs are available in QuickBooks

Confident compliance

Reduce risk from manual edits and spreadsheet workarounds

Upload your project budget and follow the financial progress in real-time

No credit card required. No sales or IT support needed.

Subcontractor valuations & retentions

Handle staged works and retentions in Planyard so posted bills reflect what’s certified, not just what was invoiced.

Stage-based certifications

Tie claims to measured/valued work lines

Retention tracking

Manage held amounts and releases against packages

Consolidated runs

Prepare approved payment runs for Finance efficiently

No retyping

Everything posts to QuickBooks once, correctly coded

Connecting Budgets with QuickBooks’ Chart of Accounts

What syncs to QuickBooks Online

Only clean, approved, fully coded data moves to accounting—so QuickBooks can apply CIS and reverse charge VAT correctly.

Approved bills with complete context

Planyard posts a ready-to-pay bill to QuickBooks Online once it passes coding, 3-way matching, and approvals

Approved bills only

Nothing syncs until coding, matching, and required sign-offs are complete

Vendor, GL account, class

Each bill carries the correct supplier, account, class, tax, and currency for accurate job reporting

Invoice PDF + PO/valuation ref

Original documents and references go with the bill so Finance has full evidence

Process costs faster

Capture -> Auto-link to PO -> Approve -> Sync.

01

Capture: Email invoices to the project inbox or scan via mobile; key fields are extracted automatically.

02

Auto-link to PO: If a PO is referenced, pair with orders and deliveries/valuations; flag quantity/price variances.

03

Approve: Route by project or on demand (e.g., Site → QS → Finance) with thresholds; approve on web or mobile.

04

Sync: Approved bills post to QuickBooks with vendor, account, Class, tax/currency, and attachments.

Construction project controls: Planyard vs QuickBooks alone

Capability QuickBooks Alone QuickBooks + Planyard
Project budgets & cost codes ✖ Spreadsheet-based ✔ Structured budgets with enforceable codes
Purchase orders & deliveries ✖ Basic/limited ✔ Full PO issuance and delivery/valuation tracking
3-way matching (PO -> delivery/valuation -> invoice) ✖ Not enforced ✔ Enforced with variance blocks before posting
Multi-step approvals (Site -> QS -> Finance) ✖ Email/manual ✔ Project-configured or on-demand workflows
Invoice capture & pre-coding ✖ Re-typing into QBO ✔ Email-in/OCR with accounting accounts and class
Valuations & retentions ✖ Not supported ✔ Built-in staged works and retention handling
Live variance & end cost forecasting ✖ After the fact ✔ Real-time variance alerts and forecast-at-completion
CIS & reverse charge VAT outcomes ✖ Error-prone data ✔ Clean vendor-linked bills; QBO applies rules
Audit trail & attachments ✖ Manual uploads ✔ Bills post with PDFs, PO/valuation refs, and notes

Pricing for UK contractors

Simple plans that add controls to QuickBooks. Start with essentials, upgrade as you standardise approvals and 3-way match.

Estimating

£40
/ month / project manager
 

Cost Estimating

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Essential

£82
/ month / project manager
£33
for supporting staff
Perfect for support roles or stakeholders—gain access to essential project features and view key financial data without full platform permissions, enabling users to stay informed and contribute without hands-on tasks.

Usually selected for: site engineers, clients, estimators or auditors.

Estimating and Budget Control

  • Everything in Estimating
  • Track budgets and actual spend
  • Manage purchase invoices automatically
  • Reuse active project cost data for estimating
  • Sync invoices to Xero and QuickBooks
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Professional

£123
/ month / project manager
£33
for supporting staff
Perfect for support roles or stakeholders—gain access to essential project features and view key financial data without full platform permissions, enabling users to stay informed and contribute without hands-on tasks.

Usually selected for: site engineers, clients, estimators or auditors.

Estimating, Cost Control and Purchase Orders Management

  • Everything in Essential
  • Issue and manage purchase orders
  • Track committed cost on the budget
  • Forecast project profitability in real-time
  • Create cashflow forecasts
  • Manage client contracts and progress reports
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Ultimate

£164
/ month / project manager
£33
for supporting staff
Perfect for support roles or stakeholders—gain access to essential project features and view key financial data without full platform permissions, enabling users to stay informed and contribute without hands-on tasks.

Usually selected for: site engineers, clients, estimators or auditors.

Full Functionality

  • Everything in Professional
  • Automate subcontractor and vendor quoting
  • Track subcontracts and progress
  • Manage subcontractor variations
  • Collect subcontractor valuations
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