Roofers in Bournemouth: that 20% isn't your tax bill
Scaffold hire, materials and fall-protection gear all come off your taxable profit first. Roofers are owed more than they think. Check yours in 60 seconds, free.
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What roofers 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 between sites, or mileage in your own vehicle.
Tools & equipment
Nail guns, ladders, harnesses and hand tools.
Materials you fronted
Felt, battens, tiles, lead and fixings you paid for up front.
Scaffold & access hire
Scaffolding, towers and access equipment you hired for a job.
Workwear & PPE
Boots, gloves, hi-vis and fall-protection gear.
Training & cards
CSCS, working-at-height and asbestos-awareness training.
Phone, internet & admin
The work share of your phone and broadband, plus accounting software.
A worked example
Say you were paid £38,000 over the year as a roofer, with CIS deducted at the standard 20% and a typical roofer 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 Bournemouth
Bournemouth runs into Poole and Christchurch, so the work here is coastal housing, hotels and refurbishment spread along the shore. Getting between jobs along that stretch is slow going, and the time and the fuel both come off what you actually clear.
Work in the South West is spread thin, from Bristol out to Devon and Cornwall, so subbies here clock up serious mileage between sites. None of that is taken into account when 20% is deducted from your labour under CIS.
Other areas in the South West
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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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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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