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Electricians in Belfast: that 20% isn't your tax bill

Typical refund£2,000–£3,000

Your contractor takes it off before a single tool, mile or test cert is counted. Most CIS electricians have overpaid. Check what you're owed in 60 seconds, free.

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Your CIS refund estimate

What actually lands in your bank, after CIS comes off

Not a guarantee. You can also claim free at gov.uk.

What electricians can claim

The everyday costs of being on the tools come off your taxable profit, and most of these get missed. That’s where your refund hides.

A worked example

Say you were paid £38,000 over the year as an electrician, with CIS deducted at the standard 20% and a typical electrician expense profile. Here’s roughly how it works out.

Paid before deductions
£38,000
Expenses (trade avg)
£8,360
Profit
£29,640
Tax-free allowance
−£12,570
Taxable income
£17,070
Tax + NIC due
£4,438
CIS deducted
£7,600
Estimated refund
£2,846–£3,478

Estimate: confirm before you file. Illustrative figures for a £38,000 year. Your real numbers will differ. Not a guarantee. You can also claim free at gov.uk.

CIS refunds in Belfast

Belfast has the harbour estate and the city-centre work behind it, which between them keep a steady flow of subcontract labour going. Trades travel in from right across the north for those jobs, and the van getting them there is their own cost.

Subcontractors around Belfast and across the counties carry their own tools, van and materials, just like anywhere else in Northern Ireland. Under CIS the contractor deducts 20% from their labour up front, as an advance payment towards their tax.

Construction accounts for around 63,000 jobs in Northern Ireland — about 6.5% of all jobs there.
If you've overpaid, there's a four-year time limit to claim it back — you can normally go back up to the last four tax years.

Other areas in Northern Ireland

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How it works

You stay in control the whole way: we do the digging and the paperwork, you file your own claim.

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    Check your number

    Tell us what you usually get paid a month and see what you could be owed: free, in about a minute, no sign-up to see your estimate.

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    Upload your statements

    Send us your bank statements and our AI will read every transaction to find the expenses you can claim. Both the AI review and a one-tap UK Open Banking connection are coming soon.

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    Refund to your account

    You file your own claim and HMRC pays the refund straight into your account. We charge a fixed fee when we hand you the finished return, never a cut of your refund.

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