Administrative burden impact of the Construction Industry Scheme reform
Updated 5 May 2016
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At Autumn Statement 2014, the government announced it would implement improvements to the operation of the Construction Industry Scheme.
From 6 April 2016 legislation has been introduced to improve the administration of the scheme. The changes include:
- a simpler process for sub-contractors to achieve gross payment status
- mandatory online filing of monthly returns and subsequent amendments for contractors
- an improved online verification service for contractors to verify the status of sub-contractors, but this will not be mandatory until April 2017
Overall Impact
There will be a negligible one-off implementation cost for these measures mostly due to sub-contractors opting to apply for gross payment status. The estimated average administrative savings in the first 5 years is £400,000 per annum.