Accounting and invoicing for TikTok Shop affiliates
You recommend products in TikTok Shop, receive samples and earn commission when someone buys. The money arrives in small amounts from the platform, plus sometimes fixed deals with brands. Saldiqo keeps both apart, writes the invoices for brands and holds samples, commissions and expenses together.
What comes up for TikTok Shop affiliates
Many small payouts
The platform pays commission in instalments, often with a delay. Every payment has to be assignable to a period, or year-end is a puzzle.
Samples and free products
You get products to test, and some brands pay a fixed fee on top. The sample counts as income if it is consideration for your videos.
A platform abroad
Payouts come from a company in another country. How you treat them for tax depends on the case.
How Saldiqo helps
- Match payoutsUpload the bank statement. Saldiqo shows which receipts belong to which invoice and lets you review the rest as income.
- Invoices to brandsFor fixed deals with brands you write an invoice with videos, rights and term.
- Record samplesIf you get a product on top of a fee, you state product and value in the invoice. For a pure exchange you mark it paid with the payment method other.
- Gear and expensesPhotograph receipts and capture them as expenses: lights, mic, props, software.
Typical invoice lines
Examples that often appear on invoices in this industry. You set the prices yourself.
- Product video, 30 seconds, with link in profile
- Extended use of the footage, 30 days
- Fixed fee for three videos a month
- Payment in kind: product sample worth 60
- Extra video with a different hook
- Deposit on the monthly contract
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
Do I have to record TikTok commissions as income?
Yes, they are part of your income. How they are treated for tax you clear with your tax adviser, especially when the payout comes from a company abroad.
How do I handle product samples?
Samples you receive as payment for videos usually count as income at their value. Record product and value. Pure test samples without consideration you clear with your tax adviser.
Do TikTok Shop affiliates 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 TikTok Shop affiliates 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 TikTok Shop affiliates 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.