Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) Under the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS), contractors deduct money from a subcontractorâs payments and pass it to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The deductions count as advance payments towards the subcontractorâs tax and National Insurance. Contractors must register for the scheme.
Depreciation and Amortization. Not all G&A expenses represent cash leaving the company. Depreciation and amortization expenses are a result of the matching principle of accounting. This principle tells us that we should match the costs of producing revenue to the period when the revenue is produced.
SG&A (alternately SGA or SAG) is an initialism used in accounting to refer to Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, which is a major non-production cost presented in an income statement. SGA expenses consist of the combined costs of operating the company, which breaks down to: