Accounting and invoicing for celebrants
Weddings, funerals, naming ceremonies and anniversaries: celebrants hold preliminary talks, write speeches and lead the ceremony. Saldiqo issues deposits on booking, writes invoices with talks and ceremony and records travel and training.
What comes up for celebrants
Several appointments per job
Preliminary talk, draft, rehearsal and ceremony together form one job.
Deposit and cancellation
Whoever books pays in advance. A cancellation needs a clear rule.
Small income
Many celebrants work part-time and sit close to the exemption limit.
How Saldiqo helps
- Package as an itemTalks, speech, ceremony.
- Deposit on bookingQuote, deposit, final invoice.
- Record travelReceipts for travel and parking.
- Turnover limit in viewSaldiqo shows how much turnover is still free.
Typical invoice lines
Examples that often appear on invoices in this industry. You set the prices yourself.
- Wedding, preliminary talks, speech and ceremony
- Funeral, conversation and speech
- Naming ceremony
- Travel, flat fee
- Additional preliminary talk, hours
- Deposit 30 % on booking
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 do I bill a package with several appointments?
As an item with all parts or with single lines per appointment.
How do I handle cancellations?
With a rule in the contract. A credit note stays linked to the deposit.
Do celebrants 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 celebrants 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 celebrants 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.