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Accounting and invoicing for care services

Care services paid by insurers and care funds run through special billing routes. Beside them are self-pay clients, domestic help, companionship and extra services. Saldiqo writes invoices for self-pay and extras, creates recurring invoices for fixed care and records vehicles and material.

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What comes up for care services

Several payers

Insurers, care funds and social services run through their own routes. Self-pay and extras you bill yourself.

Fixed care in a rhythm

Domestic help and care run weekly or daily. The monthly invoice repeats.

Vehicles and rota

Travel costs, vehicles and staff are big items.

How Saldiqo helps

  • Recurring invoice for careMonthly invoice on schedule.
  • Extras by invoiceServices as items with amount.
  • RemindersReminders with deadlines.

Typical invoice lines

Examples that often appear on invoices in this industry. You set the prices yourself.

  • Domestic help, November, 8 hours a week
  • Additional care, hours
  • Emergency call service, monthly flat fee
  • Travel costs as per receipt
  • Material as per receipt
  • Care consultation, hours

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 billing with care funds?

No. Billing with funds runs through its own routes. Saldiqo is for self-pay and extra services.

How do I bill fixed care?

With a recurring invoice per client on a fixed date.

Do care services 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 care services 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 care services 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.