Accounting and invoicing for livery yards
Horses at livery, riding lessons, competitions and feed: a stable has monthly income from liveries, individual billing for lessons and high costs for feed, bedding and the vet. Saldiqo creates livery invoices as a series, bills lessons and records feed and vet.
What comes up for livery yards
Liveries pay monthly
Every yard has fixed livery prices. Extras such as paddock, solarium or training come on top.
Riding lessons
Single and group lessons, courses, holiday weeks: everything is billed.
Feed, bedding, vet
Big items with irregular due dates.
How Saldiqo helps
- Livery as a recurring invoiceOne series per horse on a fixed date.
- Lessons by invoice runParticipant list as CSV, invoices at once.
- Extras as linesList paddock, training and extras individually.
- Capture receiptsFeed, bedding and vet by phone photo.
Typical invoice lines
Examples that often appear on invoices in this industry. You set the prices yourself.
- Livery with stable box, November
- Paddock turnout, surcharge
- Riding lesson, 45 minutes, group
- Holiday course, 5 days
- Schooling a horse, hour
- Farrier re-invoiced as per receipt
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
Can I bill liveries automatically?
Yes. A recurring invoice per livery client creates the invoice on a fixed date.
How do I handle farrier and vet?
You record the invoice as an expense and can re-invoice it to the client as a line.
Do livery yards 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 livery yards 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 livery yards 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.