Accounting and invoicing for dog training schools
Puppy classes, one-to-one training, group lessons, seminars and dog handler licences: a dog school bills courses in blocks and needs a ground, equipment and insurance. Saldiqo creates course invoices from a participant list, records single lessons and captures ground rent and equipment.
What comes up for dog training schools
Courses in blocks
A puppy class has six sessions and ten participants. All pay upfront or at the first session.
Single lessons and home visits
One-to-one training is booked and billed individually, often with travel.
Ground and equipment
Training ground, agility equipment and insurance are running costs.
How Saldiqo helps
- Invoice run for coursesParticipant list as CSV, all invoices at once.
- Single lessons by invoiceLesson as an item, travel as a line.
- Time trackingRecord training time and bill it.
- Capture receiptsGround rent, equipment and insurance.
Typical invoice lines
Examples that often appear on invoices in this industry. You set the prices yourself.
- Puppy class, 6 sessions
- One-to-one training, 60 minutes
- Travel for a home visit
- Dog handler licence seminar, weekend
- Equipment as per receipt
- Gift voucher worth 50
Tax and invoicing in Malta
What applies to invoices in Malta, in short. As of October 2026.
- VAT
- Rates 18 %, 12 %, 7 % and 5 %. Malta has no zero rate in law. Exports, EU supplies, food and medicines are exempt with credit, which lets you reclaim input VAT. Exempt without credit does not.
- Article 11 small undertakings
- With up to €35,000 of domestic turnover a year you can be exempt under Article 11. The status ends on the day the limit is passed, and you still register with the VAT department. Saldiqo adds the exemption note and leaves VAT off.
- Tax invoice or fiscal receipt
- A tax invoice is issued only when the customer gives you a VAT number. Otherwise a fiscal receipt from an approved system is required. Saldiqo writes invoices. It is not a fiscal receipt system, and a Saldiqo PDF does not replace a fiscal receipt.
- Invoice timing
- Issue the invoice by the 15th of the following month, or when payment arrives if that comes first. Simplified invoices are allowed up to €100.
- E-invoicing
- There is no mandate. Public bodies accept e-invoices through Peppol (EN 16931). The tax authority plans e-invoicing and real-time reporting but has set no dates, and EU rules apply from 1 July 2030.
- VAT returns
- Returns are due by the 15th day of the second month after the period, with 7 extra days when you file and pay electronically. Article 11 businesses file a yearly declaration by 15 February. Saldiqo does not file returns.
- Record keeping
- VAT records for 6 years, income tax records for 9 years and company records for 10 years. Plan for 10 years.
- Late payment
- Interest on late business payments is 10.40 %, plus €40 compensation between businesses.
- Languages
- Use Saldiqo in English or Maltese and send invoices in either language.
Frequently asked questions
Can I bill courses for many participants at once?
Yes. With an invoice run you create all invoices from a CSV file.
How do I bill single lessons?
You create the lesson as an item and write the invoice after the session.
Do dog training schools in Malta have to charge VAT?
If you are registered under Article 10, yes. Small undertakings under Article 11 with domestic turnover of up to €35,000 a year are exempt from charging VAT, but the status ends on the day the limit is passed.
Do dog training schools in Malta need a fiscal receipt?
Sales to consumers need a fiscal receipt from an approved fiscal receipt system, and Article 11 businesses use one for all sales. Saldiqo is not such a system. It covers tax invoices to customers who give you their VAT number.
How long should dog training schools keep invoices?
VAT records for 6 years, income tax records for 9 years and company records for 10 years, so plan for 10 years. 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.