Other than using the workaround by creating a virtual bank account to track my own CIS, I want to know how I put the CIS on the invoice so it communicates with the contractors xero accounting software. In the past I have just used excel to invoice him and he could manually enter the invoice on to hi…

Hi Steve, yeah, I saw that thread but it wasn’t helpful. I’m looking for compatibility between software providers. Does your paid version have the feature I’m looking for? Brendan

Hi. Once you have everything on your invoice, scroll down past the Invoice Total/Balance then on the left you will see Project Tags, Invoice Name, Additional VAT Options, Additional Notes, Payment Terms. Click on the blue Edit option across from Additional VAT Options. Choose Apply CIS Reverse Charg…

That handles the VAT side, but that’s not what this thread is asking about - it’s about how to handle a main contractor who wants you as the subcontractor to tell them how much CIS income tax to withhold on the labour element of your invoice rather than the contractor working it out and telling you …

Ah, yes, my misunderstanding Ian. As you say also they are supposed to know which rate of income tax to deduct as they should check with HMRC to see if you are registered.

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QFSteve 23 April 2026 13:50 2

Hello @brendankb

I can not comment on the query about Xero Accounting software integration as its not something we support.

However I did find this thread in the forum which may answer your query.