Resources
E-Invoicing In Cyprus
Legislation
The Directive 2014/55/EU
Tax Authority
Ministry of Finance
Mandatory Status
- e-Invoice
- B2G Transaction
Mandatory - B2B Transaction
Voluntary - e-Filing
Mandatory
Reporting Model
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0
Format
XML or PDF
e-Signature
Mandatory
Archiving
6 years
The Cypriot government introduced electronic invoicing with the Directive 2014/55/EU. Starting with business to government transactions(B2G), for public authorities and private suppliers processing and receiving e-Invoices are mandatory. Obligation has been started for Central governmental entities since 18 April 2019, the public agencies since 18 April 2020 and last for the private suppliers since 1 January 2022. Updates of the obligation of B2B transactions will be expected this year. e-Invoices can be exchanged via a government portal which is called ARIADNI and Peppol network. e-Filing of VAT returns through the Taxisnet system is mandatory for all VAT registered entities.