CISR95030 - Worklists: Information: Contractor Trace and Match

Those engaging workers to carry out construction operations are known as contractors (FA04/S59).

For CIS purposes, contractors must have the following:

• An SA/COTAX record and associated Unique Tax Reference (UTR)
• CIS record
• A contractor’s employer scheme on the EBS system.

The CIS system uses the contractor’s UTR to link these three records together.

However, the EBS system does not require a UTR to set up a contractor’s employer scheme. It is therefore possible that, when the EBS system notifies the CIS system of a new contractor employer scheme, no UTR number will be recorded in the details. In these cases a manual trace will be required to allow the employer scheme to be matched to the contractor’s CIS record.

There may also be occasions where a UTR is recorded in the employer scheme details but it cannot be matched to a contractor’s CIS record. Again, clerical intervention will be required to investigate and resolve the matter.

The action guide CISR95620 explains how this should be done.