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Accounting and invoicing for joiners

Fitted kitchen, staircase, windows, made-to-measure furniture: a joinery builds one-offs with long lead times and high material value. Saldiqo issues a deposit on order, part invoices on delivery and a final invoice after fitting and keeps timber and fittings invoices in view.

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What comes up for joiners and carpenters

One-offs with a long lead time

Weeks pass between order and fitting. In that time money sits in timber and fittings.

Fitting at the customer

Measuring, delivery and fitting are separate steps, each with time and travel.

Material costs fluctuate

Timber prices change. Whoever assigns receipts per job knows the margin.

How Saldiqo helps

  • Deposit on orderFrom the quote you create the deposit invoice on order confirmation.
  • Part invoice on deliveryOn larger projects you bill parts, and the final invoice deducts everything.
  • Material per jobRecord timber merchant invoices and assign them to the job’s cost centre.
  • Fitting by the hourRecord time and take it into the final invoice as a line.

Typical invoice lines

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

  • Made-to-measure fitted kitchen, manufacture
  • Oak staircase, manufacture and fitting
  • Site measurement, flat fee
  • Fitting, hour
  • Fittings and material as per delivery note
  • Deposit 40 % on order confirmation

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 job with a deposit?

With a quote, a deposit invoice on order, a part invoice on delivery and a final invoice after fitting.

How do I see the margin per job?

With cost centres. You assign material, time and invoices to the job.

Do joiners and carpenters 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 joiners and carpenters 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 joiners and carpenters 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.