Accounting and invoicing for drywall contractors
Plasterboard, acoustic ceilings, partitions and loft conversions: drywall contractors often work as subcontractors for developers and main contractors and bill by square metre and progress. Saldiqo issues stage invoices by completion, records material and hours and marks reverse-charge services.
What comes up for drywall contractors
Subcontractor for large firms
Main contractors award trades and pay by progress. Measurement and checking take time, payment terms are long.
Area and effort
Walls, ceilings and insulation are priced per square metre, special parts by the hour.
Reverse charge
Construction services to building firms often run with the recipient accounting for the tax.
How Saldiqo helps
- Billing by measurementSquare metre prices as items with quantity per measurement.
- Stage invoices by progressStage invoices from the quote, final invoice deducts them.
- Reminders on long termsKeep open invoices in view and remind with one click.
Typical invoice lines
Examples that often appear on invoices in this industry. You set the prices yourself.
- Metal stud partition, 120 square metres
- Acoustic ceiling, 85 square metres
- Loft conversion insulation and boarding
- Skim coat level Q3, square metres
- Material as per delivery note
- Stage invoice by progress 60 %
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 by square metre?
You create the square metre price as an item and enter the quantity from the measurement.
How do I deal with long payment terms?
You keep open invoices in view and remind with deadlines. With stage invoices you secure interim financing.
Do drywall contractors 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 drywall contractors 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 drywall contractors 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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