With less than two months until the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) penalties come into force on 19 October, Access Accounting is warning contractors filing paper-based returns to ensure their manual systems are adequate or face fines from HM Revenue & Customs of up to £3000.

With less than two months until the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) penalties come into force on 19 October, Access Accounting is warning contractors filing paper-based returns to ensure their manual systems are adequate or face fines from HM Revenue & Customs of up to £3000.

More than 250,000 contractors will be affected by the forthcoming changes to the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS), which will come into place in just a month’s time. Contractors across the UK will need to ensure that information they hold on their sub-contractors is correct or face fines of up to £3,000 if they fail to submit accurate and timely returns to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) or provide monthly Sub-contractor Payment & Deduction Statements.

Higher Concept Software, a provider of hire management systems, has joined Access Accounting’s Alliance Partner Programme. The partnership will allow Access to extend its product offering within the plant and tool hire sector.

The readers of Construction Computing have voted Access Accounting’s flagship business and accounting software, Access Dimensions, as ‘Software Product of the Year’. The accolade was awarded last night at The Construction Computing Awards 2006, held at the Russell Hotel in London.

Leading business and accounting software solutions developer, Access Accounting is urging businesses to start preparing now for the changes to the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS), which the Government is set to introduce in April 2007. The company, which has recently launched the Access CIS System to allow contractors to start preparing their records, says many businesses are still unaware of the full implications of the legislation.

Award-winning business and accounting software developer, Access Accounting, has produced a free 'Accounting Software for Dummies’ guide in conjunction with publishers, Wiley. The vendor, which has a growing client base in the construction industry, decided to create the guide to help organisations cut through the growing complexity of choosing an accounting system.