Accounting and invoicing around animals
Dog, cat, horse: whoever lives from and with animals has regulars, fixed appointments and packages. Saldiqo writes the invoices for classes, care and treatment, matches payments and records food and supplies as expenses.
What comes up for pet and animal businesses
Regulars and packages
Ten-session cards, monthly packages and fixed weekly slots are everyday business. Billing repeats, only the name of the animal changes.
Several services per animal
Training, grooming, boarding and accessory sales often sit on one invoice. Every line should be recognisable on its own.
A season with peaks
Holidays bring boarders, spring brings puppy classes. A lot is billed then, and payments must not get lost.
Supplies and food
Food, litter, care products and accessories come from a few suppliers with many receipts.
How Saldiqo helps
- Recurring invoice for fixed packagesMonthly flat fees and daycare are created by a recurring invoice on a fixed date.
- Invoice from itemsYou create services and accessories as items and build invoices from them in a few clicks.
- Match paymentsUpload the bank statement, and Saldiqo recognises paid invoices and shows who is still open.
- Capture receiptsPhotograph wholesale receipts with your phone and capture them as expenses.
Typical invoice lines
Examples that often appear on invoices in this industry. You set the prices yourself.
- Dog daycare, November, 3 days a week
- Puppy class, 6 sessions
- Boarding days, overnight stay
- Grooming treatment, trim and bath
- Food and accessories as per receipt
- Pick-up service, flat fee
Tax and invoicing in Ireland
What applies to invoices in Ireland, in short. As of October 2026.
- VAT
- Standard rate 23 %, reduced rates 13.5 % and 9 %, 4.8 % for livestock, and 0 %. Since 1 July 2026 a 9 % rate applies to restaurants, catering, hot takeaway food and hairdressing, excluding alcohol and soft drinks.
- VAT registration
- Registration is required above €42,500 a year for services and above €85,000 for goods, if at least 90 % of turnover comes from goods. Saldiqo leaves VAT off your invoices while you are below the threshold and shows how much room is left.
- What goes on an invoice
- Registered businesses show their VAT number. Sole traders and partnerships providing services show their tax reference number, or their full name and address, on invoices and receipts of €7 or more (section 885 TCA). Companies show their name, CRO number and registered office, and directors’ details on letters, order forms and the website.
- Invoice timing
- Issue a VAT invoice within 15 days after the end of the month in which the supply took place.
- E-invoicing
- From 1 November 2028 every business must be able to receive e-invoices. Issuing is phased in: first for suppliers to large corporates, from November 2029 for businesses trading B2B within the EU, and from 1 July 2030 under the EU VAT in the Digital Age rules. A PDF does not count as an e-invoice, and the technical specifications are not yet published.
- VAT returns
- VAT3 returns are filed every two months through ROS, by the 19th of the following month, or the 23rd when you file online through ROS. Saldiqo does not file returns, your accountant or ROS does.
- Record keeping
- Keep records for 6 years, longer while a review is open.
- Late payment
- Interest on late business payments is the ECB main refinancing rate (2.40 % in the second half of 2026) plus 8 points, so 10.40 %, plus fixed compensation of €40, €70 or €100 depending on the amount owed.
- Getting paid
- IBAN and BIC are on every invoice, plus a SEPA QR code (EPC) for banking apps that can read it.
Frequently asked questions
Can I bill fixed care packages automatically?
Yes. A recurring invoice creates the monthly invoice on a fixed date.
Does Saldiqo replace my till?
No. Saldiqo is not a till system. Cash sales in the shop belong in a till that meets the rules of your country.
Do pet and animal businesses in Ireland have to charge VAT?
Once they are registered, yes. Registration is required from the sale that takes turnover over €42,500 a year for services or €85,000 for goods, where at least 90 % of turnover comes from goods. Below those limits Saldiqo leaves VAT off your invoices.
Do pet and animal businesses in Ireland need e-invoicing?
Not yet. From 1 November 2028 every business must be able to receive e-invoices. The duty to issue them phases in from the same date for suppliers to large corporates and later for more businesses. PDF invoices do not count as e-invoices.
How long should pet and animal businesses keep invoices?
Keep records for 6 years, longer while a review is open. 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.