It is a new rule starting in April 2026. It says that money paid to you by certain government groups and local councils will no longer fall under the normal Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) tax rules.
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It is a new rule starting in April 2026. It says that money paid to you by certain government groups and local councils will no longer fall under the normal Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) tax rules.
Because these jobs are exempt, the government will not hold back 20% or 30% of your payment for taxes. You get all your money up front, which greatly improves your cash flow. It also means you have less paperwork to send to the tax office each month.
The rule applies to specific groups listed in the law, such as local authorities, municipal housing groups, public schools, and hospitals. You can check the official government list to see if your client qualifies.
No. Because these specific payments are permanently exempt from the CIS rules, you do not need to include them in your monthly CIS reporting. This saves your team a lot of time.
The easiest way is to stop using messy spreadsheets. Tools like Planyard let you set up public jobs and private jobs in separate digital buckets. This keeps your cash flows segregated and makes sure your accounting software knows exactly what is tax-exempt and what is not.
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