Submit a CIS Return directly from Sage 50 Accounts

1. Click Subcontractors then click CIS Return.
2. Click the View subcontractor payments for Tax Year arrow, then click the required tax year.
3. Click the Tax Month arrow, then click the appropriate tax month.
   
   
4. If you know you won't be paying subcontractors during the following 6 months, to let HMRC know, select the I will be inactive in the scheme for the following 6 months check box.
   
   
   
   
5. Check the list of subcontractors and their deductions.
   
   To view the transactions that make up a subcontractor's totals, double-click the relevant subcontractor in the list.
   
   
6. Click Submit Online.
   
   If a message appears advising that you can't submit online, for example, due to manual corrections or subcontractors with negative totals, you must submit the return for that period using the HMRC CIS online service.
   
   
7. If a Submission Declarations window appears, read the declaration then click OK then click Continue.
   
   
   
   
8. Check that your User ID and Company Details are correct, then click Submit. 
   
   
   
   The submission time depends on how busy the Government Gateway is and the speed of your Internet connection.
   
   
9. To view the submission details, click Click here, then to close the wizard, click Close.

This also moves the amount due to HMRC from the CIS Tax Control nominal code to the CIS Tax Liability nominal code. The latest return submitted for each period is also archived. To view it again at any time, on the navigation bar click Subcontractors, then click Archives.

Submit via the HMRC CIS online service

If you submit your return via the HMRC CIS online service you must record this in Sage 50 Accounts.

1. Ensure your computer date is on or after the 20th of the relevant month.
2. On the navigation bar, click Subcontractors then click CIS Return.
3. Click the View subcontractor payments for Tax Year arrow, then click the required tax year.
4. Click the Tax Month arrow, then click the appropriate tax month.
   
   
5. Click Other submission method then click OK.
   
   NOTE: The Other submission method option will only appear until after the 20th of the month or if the period is closed.
   
   

This also moves the amount due to HMRC from the CIS Tax Control nominal code to the CIS Tax Liability nominal code.

Resubmit an amended CIS Return

If you submit your CIS Return and then make further postings for the same period which affect the CIS Return values, you must resubmit the return. The steps are the same as submitting your normal return and you simply choose the relevant previous period.

1. On the navigation bar, click Subcontractors then click CIS Return.
2. Click the View subcontractor payments for Tax Year arrow, then click the required tax year.
3. Click the Tax Month arrow, then click the appropriate tax month.
4. If you know you won't be paying subcontractors during the following 6 months, to let HMRC know, select the I will be inactive in the scheme for the following 6 months check box.
5. Check the list of subcontractors and their deductions.
   
   To view the transactions that make up a subcontractor's totals, double-click the relevant subcontractor in the list.
   
   
6. Click Submit Online.
   
   If a message appears advising that you can't submit online, for example, due to manual corrections or subcontractors with negative totals, you must submit the return for that period using the HMRC CIS online service.
   
   
7. If a Submission Declarations window appears, read the declaration then click OK.
8. Click Continue, check that your User ID and Company Details are correct, then click Submit.
   
   The submission time depends on how busy the Government Gateway is and the speed of your Internet connection.
   
   
9. To view the submission details, click Click here, then to close the wizard, click Close.

This reverses the journals that were posted during the original CIS Return submission, and posts new journals to correct the balances in the CIS Tax Control and CIS Tax Liability nominal codes. It also replaces the CIS Return archive for this period with the latest submission.