Guidance

Schema and technical specifications for the Construction Industry Scheme

Find schema and technical specifications for Construction Industry Scheme Online software developers.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 22 September 2005
• Last updated: 20 September 2022
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  1. 20 September 2022

     The 'Instruction for gaining Internet recognition version 1.4', 'Recognition scenarios for CIS verification version 1.6' and 'Recognition scenarios for CIS monthly returns version 3.0' files have been replaced with the 'CIS Recognition v1.0' zip folder.

  2. 14 August 2019

     The CIS quality standard and business validation specification has been updated to version 2.2

  3. 10 May 2018

     The file 'XML valid sample version 1.45' has been replaced with the file 'Valid samples'.

  4. 14 February 2018

     Instructions for gaining Internet recognition have been updated to version 1.4.

  5. 22 September 2005

     First published.

Documents

CIS quality standard and business validation specification: 2.2

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CIS monthly return schema version 1.2

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CIS monthly return response messages version 1.1

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CIS request schema version 1.2

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CIS verification response schema version 1.2

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CIS request response messages version 2.1

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Valid samples

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CIS recognition v1.0

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CIS desktop checker validation tool and supporting documents version 1.4.2

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/softwaredevelopers/desktopchecker.zip

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Technical specifications and schema for software developers working with the Construction Industry Scheme Online service.