CIS / VAT invoice template
For CIS subcontractors invoicing a contractor
A printable invoice for construction work under the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS). It keeps labour and materials apart, adds VAT only if you're VAT-registered, handles the construction reverse charge, and shows the CIS deduction your contractor will take from the labour, so the amount to pay matches what lands in your bank.
Inside the workbook
- InvoiceYour invoice, ready to print
- SourcesEvery rate and rule used, with its GOV.UK link
- Start, How to useA cover with the contents, and plain instructions
Where the figures come from
- VAT standard rate (only if you're VAT-registered)
- CIS deduction if you're registered (and the contractor can verify you)
- CIS deduction if you're not registered
- CIS deduction with gross payment status
- What an invoice must include
- When the VAT domestic reverse charge applies to building work
- What a reverse charge invoice must show, with example wording
- If you're paid late: interest and debt recovery costs
This workbook lays out your own invoice. It isn't tax, VAT or legal advice, isn't HMRC software and can't send anything to HMRC. Check every figure. Rates are for the 2026–27 tax year and link to GOV.UK, checked on 18 Oct 2026. If you're not sure what applies to you, ask HMRC or an accountant. Sources and dates are on the Sources tab. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Not affiliated with or endorsed by HMRC.