Accounting and invoicing for boutiques
Seasonal stock, commission goods, alterations and online sales: a boutique buys in order rounds and sells through the shop and online. Saldiqo records supplier invoices with due dates, writes invoices for business customers and alterations and fetches orders from the shop.
What comes up for boutiques
Large order rounds
Twice a year the goods arrive, with high invoices and fixed payment terms.
Shop and online
In-store sales run through the till, the online shop has its own orders.
Alterations and service
Alterations and special orders are services with their own invoice.
How Saldiqo helps
- Supplier invoices with due datesRecord and bundle them as a batch payment.
- Orders from the shopFetch from WooCommerce, Shopify or Billbee.
- Invoice for servicesAlteration, special order as items.
- Credit note on returnLinked to the invoice.
Typical invoice lines
Examples that often appear on invoices in this industry. You set the prices yourself.
- Alteration of trousers, shorten and take in
- Special order dress, deposit
- Gift voucher worth 50
- Shipping as per order
- Credit note: return of one item
- Decoration and packaging as per receipt
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
Does Saldiqo replace the shop till?
No. Saldiqo is not a till system. Cash sales belong in a till that meets the rules of your country.
Can I connect my online shop?
Saldiqo fetches orders from WooCommerce, Shopify or Billbee and creates invoice and delivery note.
Do boutiques 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 boutiques 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 boutiques 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.