Accounting and invoicing for pet photographers
Photo shoots with a dog, cat or horse, image packages, prints and albums: pet photographers sell time at the shoot and images afterwards. Saldiqo writes invoices with shoot and image package, issues deposits and records equipment and travel.
What comes up for pet photographers
Shoot and images
The price consists of the shoot and an image package. Clients choose the number of edited images.
Deposit for the date
Whoever books a shoot pays in advance. Weather cancellations have to be regulated.
Equipment
Camera, lenses and accessories cost a lot and are used over years.
How Saldiqo helps
- Invoice with a packageShoot, images and prints as lines.
- Deposit and final invoiceFrom the quote you create the deposit.
- Record travel costsReceipts by phone photo.
Typical invoice lines
Examples that often appear on invoices in this industry. You set the prices yourself.
- Dog photo shoot, 90 minutes, outdoors
- Image package, 15 edited images
- Fine art print, 40 by 60
- Photo album with 20 pages
- Travel as per receipt
- 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 image packages?
You create packages as items and add them to the quote.
How do I handle weather cancellations?
You agree a replacement date. The deposit stays for it.
Do pet photographers 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 pet photographers 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 pet photographers 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.