QuiboCIS subbies in Derby: that 20% isn't your tax bill
Scaffolder, plasterer, window fitter: if CIS came off your labour, you've likely overpaid. Check what you're owed in 60 seconds, free.
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What subcontractors 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.
Van, fuel & mileage
Running a van for work, or mileage if you use your own vehicle.
Tools & equipment
The tools and equipment you buy and maintain for the job.
Materials you fronted
Any materials or parts you paid for before being reimbursed.
Workwear & PPE
Boots, gloves, hi-vis and the cost of washing workwear.
Training, cards & certification
Scheme membership, cards and the courses your trade requires.
Phone, internet & admin
The work share of your phone and broadband, plus accounting software.
Use of home as office
A reasonable allowance for quoting, invoicing and paperwork done from home.
A worked example
Say you were paid £38,000 over the year as a subcontractor, with CIS deducted at the standard 20% and a typical subcontractor expense profile. Here’s roughly how it works out.
- Paid before deductions
- £38,000
- Expenses (trade avg)
- £9,500
- Profit
- £28,500
- Tax-free allowance
- −£12,570
- Taxable income
- £15,930
- Tax + NIC due
- £4,142
- CIS deducted
- £7,600
- Estimated refund
- £3,112–£3,804
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 Derby
Derby is built around engineering — rail and aerospace plants and the industrial units that supply them — so much of the work is fit-out and maintenance inside working buildings. That kind of job wants your own tools, and they wear out at your expense.
The East Midlands runs on distribution sheds, housing and road work, and a lot of it is done by self-employed subbies moving between sites around Nottingham, Leicester and Derby. Under CIS, 20% is deducted at source whatever your real costs were.
Other areas in the East Midlands
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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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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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