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Accounting and invoicing for scaffolders

Erection and dismantling, hire period, safety nets and weather protection: scaffolders bill erection, standing time in weeks and dismantling separately. Saldiqo shows erection and dismantling as separate lines, creates hire invoices on schedule and shows which scaffolds are still up and not yet paid.

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What comes up for scaffolders

Three services in one

Erection, hire and dismantling have separate prices and arise at different times.

Extended standing time

Sites are delayed. Every further week is revenue that keeps running until the scaffold comes down.

Clients are often tradespeople

Roofers, painters and building firms order the scaffold. Reverse charge for construction may apply.

How Saldiqo helps

  • Erection and dismantling as linesPer square metre or flat fee, with acceptance date.
  • Hire as a recurring invoiceSaldiqo creates the weekly or monthly hire on schedule until the scaffold is down.
  • Open scaffolds in viewAfter the bank statement you see which clients have not paid yet.

Typical invoice lines

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

  • Erect scaffold, 240 square metres of facade
  • Hire, weeks 3 to 6
  • Dismantling and removal
  • Weather protection sheeting, square metres
  • Safety net, running metres
  • Stage invoice 50 % on erection

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 the standing time automatically?

Yes. A recurring invoice creates the hire on a fixed date. You stop the series on dismantling.

Does the reverse charge apply to scaffolding?

Scaffolding for businesses that provide construction services themselves can count as a construction service. You clear that case by case with your tax adviser.

Do scaffolders 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 scaffolders 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 scaffolders 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.