Guidance

Register a partnership as a subcontractor with payment under deduction by post

Use postal form CIS304 to register as a Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) subcontractor with payment under deduction.

Before you start

The quickest way to register as a CIS subcontractor is online. You may also be able to apply for gross payment status if you do not want deductions to be made in advance by contractors.

Register a partnership

You can find information on completing the CIS304 postal form in the (PDF, 489 KB, 5 pages).

  1. Get all of your information together before you start. You will fill this form in online and you cannot save your progress.

  2. Fill in .

  3. Print and post it to HMRC (the address is at the end of the form).

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Updates to this page

Published 27 August 2024
Last updated 26 February 2025 show all updates
  1. A new version of the partnership registration guidance notes has been added.

  2. Added translation

  3. First published.

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