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HMRC email updates and webinars for the Construction Industry Scheme

Learn more about paying tax and record keeping for the Construction Industry Scheme if you’re a contractor or subcontractor.

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Subscribe to the HMRC help and support email service to get information on a wide range of topics for individuals, businesses, employers and agents.

You can also:

  • make changes to your topic subscriptions
  • unsubscribe from the service whenever you want

Registering and joining webinars

You can register for webinars in advance but we recommend you join each webinar 5 minutes before the start.

Self Assessment

New to Self Assessment

Watch a collection of videos if you are new to Self Assessment.

New to Self Assessment.

You will learn about:

  • key dates
  • the tax return
  • understanding your calculation
  • budgeting for and paying your tax bill
  • record keeping
  • the HMRC app
  • personal and business tax accounts

Online Self Assessment tax return

Watch a collection of videos about your online Self Assessment tax return.

Your online Self Assessment tax return.

You will learn about:

  • starting your tax return
  • the different sections of the return including:
    • the self-employment section
    • the UK property section
  • other income and tax reliefs
  • finishing your return
  • your calculation and payments

Contractors

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about the Construction Industry Scheme for contractors.

You’ll find out about:

  • an overview of the scheme
  • engaging and paying subcontractors
  • what information you need to report to HMRC
  • how long you need to keep records for

Subcontractors

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about the Construction Industry Scheme for subcontractors.

You’ll find out about:

  • an overview of the scheme
  • getting started in the scheme and registering
  • payment and deduction statements
  • records you need to keep

VAT reverse charge for construction services

Live webinar

Register for the next live webinar about the VAT reverse charge for construction services.

The webinar is for VAT-registered businesses operating in the construction sector.

The way VAT is accounted for in the construction industry has changed. You’ll find out:

  • when to apply the VAT reverse charge
  • how to show the reverse charge on your invoices
  • how the reverse charge may affect your business
  • how to account for the reverse charge on your VAT return
  • what to do if you make a mistake when applying the reverse charge

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar on the VAT reverse charge for construction services.

HMRC community forums

You can use the online HMRC community forums to ask questions, see what others are asking and get answers.

Updates to this page

Published 1 September 2017
Last updated 1 October 2024 + show all updates
  1. New video collections added for 'New to Self Assessment' and 'Online Self Assessment tax return'.

  2. The live webinar link for ' VAT reverse charge for construction services' has been updated.

  3. The links have been updated for recorded webinars on 'contractors', 'subcontractors' and the ' VAT reverse charge for construction services'.

  4. Links to live webinars about the Construction Industry Scheme for contractors and subcontractors have been removed.

  5. Links to live webinars about the Construction Industry Scheme for contractors and the Construction Industry Scheme for subcontractors have been added.

  6. The links have been updated for recorded webinars on: Contractors, Subcontractors, and VAT reverse charge for construction services.

  7. Information about the HMRC help and support email service and a new ‘HMRC community forums’ section has been added.

  8. Links have been added to register for live webinars about the Construction Industry Scheme for contractors and Construction Industry Scheme for subcontractors.

  9. The links to watch recorded webinars have been updated.

  10. Links have been added to register for live webinars about the Construction Industry Scheme for contractors and Construction Industry Scheme for subcontractors.

  11. A link has been added to register for a live webinar about the VAT reverse charge for construction service.

  12. Webinars for contractors and subcontractors involved in the Construction Industry Scheme have been added as well as a catch up webinars for the VAT reverse charge for construction services.

  13. The online course about the construction industry has been withdrawn.

  14. A catch up webinar has been added about the new VAT reverse charge for construction services.

  15. The 'New VAT reverse charge for construction services' webinars have been updated.

  16. New live webinars for contractors and subcontractors in the Construction Industry have been added. Also new live and recorded webinars have been added about the 'new VAT reverse charge for construction services'.

  17. A recorded webinar for the new VAT reverse charge for construction services has been added.

  18. A webinar for the new VAT reverse charge for construction services has been added.

  19. Webinars for contractors and subcontractors involved in the Construction Industry Scheme have been added.

  20. Webinars on CIS for contractors and CIS for subcontractors have been removed.

  21. First published.

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