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Accounting and invoicing for live shopping hosts

You sell in a livestream: present products, answer questions, host sales rounds. Your money comes as a fixed fee, as commission or a mix, plus products as payment in kind. Saldiqo writes the invoices to brands, matches commissions and lets you record products as payment in kind.

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What comes up for live shopping hosts

Fixed fee plus commission

Brands often pay a base fee and a commission on the show’s sales. Both parts belong in the billing.

Products before and after the show

Samples for preparation, gifts for the community, sometimes part of the pay in goods.

Dates at short notice

A show is often booked at short notice and billed at once. Invoices should go out quickly.

How Saldiqo helps

  • Invoice with fee and commissionFee and commission as separate lines, with period and shows.
  • Record productsState product and value in the invoice, and for a pure exchange mark it paid with the payment method other.
  • Match commissionsUpload the bank statement, and Saldiqo shows which payment fits which show.
  • Capture expensesRecord travel, studio and props as expenses.

Typical invoice lines

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

  • Live shopping hosting, 2 hours
  • Commission on show sales as per statement
  • Preparation and product test
  • Payment in kind: products worth 90
  • Travel to the studio as per receipt
  • Cancellation fee when the show is called off

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

How do I bill a fee with commission?

You create fee and commission as separate lines. You enter the commission with the amount from the statement.

How do I handle products as payment in kind?

You name product and value in the invoice. How you treat them for tax you clear with your tax adviser.

Do live shopping hosts 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 live shopping hosts 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 live shopping hosts 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.