Accounting and invoicing for alternative practitioners
Self-pay, privately insured, courses and product sales: a natural medicine practice mostly has self-pay patients and issues invoices by fee schedule. Saldiqo writes invoices with services and amounts, keeps tax notes in the closing text, reminds politely and records practice expenses.
What comes up for alternative practitioners
Self-pay as the normal case
Patients pay themselves and submit the invoice to their insurer. It has to be traceable.
Describe services neutrally
The invoice names the service, not the finding. Whoever writes more than needed reveals health data.
Sales and courses
Preparations, products and courses often follow different tax rules than treatment.
How Saldiqo helps
- Invoice with service descriptionServices as items with description and amount.
- Tax noteLine at 0 % and note in the closing text.
- Sales and courses apartProducts and courses as separate lines with their own rate.
- RemindersA friendly payment reminder with a deadline.
Typical invoice lines
Examples that often appear on invoices in this industry. You set the prices yourself.
- Initial consultation, 60 minutes
- Treatment, 30 minutes
- Acupuncture, session
- Relaxation course, 6 sessions
- Preparation, sale
- No-show fee
Tax and invoicing in Cyprus
What applies to invoices in Cyprus, in short. As of October 2026.
- VAT
- Rates 19 %, 9 %, 5 % and 3 %, plus 0 % until 31 December 2026 for infant milk, nappies, hygiene products and fresh fruit and vegetables.
- VAT registration
- The threshold is €15,600 of taxable turnover over 12 months, or expected within the next 30 days. If you sell services to businesses in other EU countries, you generally register from the first sale. Until you are registered, Saldiqo leaves VAT off and adds up your turnover.
- What goes on an invoice
- Even businesses that are not VAT registered must issue invoices and receipts. Companies show their name, HE number, the words “private company” where they apply, and their registered office. Notes such as reverse charge appear in Greek and English.
- Invoice timing
- Issue invoices within 30 days.
- E-invoicing
- There is no mandate. Public bodies accept e-invoices (Peppol BIS 3.0) and suppliers send them voluntarily. EU rules follow from 1 July 2030.
- VAT returns
- VAT4 returns are filed online through TFA, quarterly with staggered periods, by the 10th of the second month after the period, moved to the next working day if it falls on a weekend. Saldiqo does not file returns.
- Record keeping
- Plan for 10 years. The minimum is 6 years, VAT records can need up to 7 years, and OSS records 10 years.
- Late payment
- Interest on late business payments is 10.40 %, plus €40 compensation between businesses.
- Languages
- Use Saldiqo in Greek or English and send invoices in either language.
Frequently asked questions
How neutral should the service description be?
As neutral as your insurer and fee schedule allow. Check with your professional body or data protection officer.
How do I show a tax exemption?
Line at 0 % and a note in the closing text. Which exemption applies, you clear with your tax adviser.
Do alternative practitioners in Cyprus have to charge VAT?
Once they are registered, yes. The threshold is €15,600 over 12 months, or expected within 30 days. Services to businesses in other EU countries require registration from the first sale.
Do alternative practitioners in Cyprus need e-invoicing?
No. Public bodies accept e-invoices through Peppol and suppliers use it voluntarily. EU rules follow from July 2030, so PDF invoices remain fine today.
How long should alternative practitioners keep invoices?
Plan for 10 years: the minimum is 6 years, VAT records can need up to 7 and OSS records 10. You can store receipts digitally in Saldiqo. The legal duty to keep records stays with you.
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As of October 2026. General information, not legal or tax advice, without guarantee. For your case ask your tax adviser.