Accounting and invoicing for live shopping hosts
You sell in a livestream: present products, answer questions, host sales rounds. Your money comes as a fixed fee, as commission or a mix, plus products as payment in kind. Saldiqo writes the invoices to brands, matches commissions and lets you record products as payment in kind.
What comes up for live shopping hosts
Fixed fee plus commission
Brands often pay a base fee and a commission on the show’s sales. Both parts belong in the billing.
Products before and after the show
Samples for preparation, gifts for the community, sometimes part of the pay in goods.
Dates at short notice
A show is often booked at short notice and billed at once. Invoices should go out quickly.
How Saldiqo helps
- Invoice with fee and commissionFee and commission as separate lines, with period and shows.
- Record productsState product and value in the invoice, and for a pure exchange mark it paid with the payment method other.
- Match commissionsUpload the bank statement, and Saldiqo shows which payment fits which show.
- Capture expensesRecord travel, studio and props as expenses.
Typical invoice lines
Examples that often appear on invoices in this industry. You set the prices yourself.
- Live shopping hosting, 2 hours
- Commission on show sales as per statement
- Preparation and product test
- Payment in kind: products worth 90
- Travel to the studio as per receipt
- Cancellation fee when the show is called off
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 fee with commission?
You create fee and commission as separate lines. You enter the commission with the amount from the statement.
How do I handle products as payment in kind?
You name product and value in the invoice. How you treat them for tax you clear with your tax adviser.
Do live shopping hosts 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 live shopping hosts 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 live shopping hosts 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.