As a sub contractor can I rent labour off a company.

Liamevans21

Sole trader and yes it's CIS tax

Marcon

Liamevans21 said:

I'm a self employed sub contract roofer, I get all of my work through one company. The company i sub too also supplies labour at a cost of £250 a week towards the labourers wage. When I do my tax return amateur I able to put this through my return? I've spoken to my accountant and they said I'm not able too. Can somebody help please?
Many thanks 

Yes - your accountant. That's what you pay them for. You clearly think the advice isn't correct or you wouldn't be posting here, but your posts are quite hard to follow (you know what you mean, but not everyone else does!). Why not go back to your accountant and ask them to explain their advice, which is surely the safest and most sensible way to proceed?

Liamevans21

My accountant say no, but people who sub to the same company that have different accountants put them through thier tax return. I'm just after a second option as to who is right.

comeandgo

If they add the £250 into your income then the £250 costs can be claimed but if your accountant is taking the cash received as your income figure and adding back the cis tax deducted then the cost of the labour has already been deducted, you received less cash, so it can’t be deducted again.  It was usually apprentices that got charged out to the sub contractors but now labourers too.

Marcon

Liamevans21 said:

My accountant say no, but people who sub to the same company that have different accountants put them through thier tax return. I'm just after a second option as to who is right.

Doesn't mean they are correct to do so, or even that they are actually doing what you think (or they claim) they are doing...talk to your accountant again.

sheramber

All you need to ask your accountant is why it is now deductible.

What others do is not relevant as their accountant may  use different figure  for income. 

One uses what you get paid into the bank , which is after deductions

The other uses gross figure and deducts expense .

Comes to the same in the end.