Accounting and invoicing for bloggers
Sponsored posts, affiliate links, ads and collaborations: a blog earns from reach but also from jobs. Saldiqo writes the invoices for posts and collaborations, matches payments and collects hosting, themes and tools as expenses.
What comes up for bloggers
Posts with a brief
A sponsored post has word count, links, term and approval. The invoice states what was delivered.
Affiliate and ads
Payouts from networks arrive irregularly and with deductions. They have to be assigned to the months in which they were earned.
Running costs
Domain, hosting, themes, plugins, newsletter tool and photos: many small subscriptions that add up.
How Saldiqo helps
- Post as an invoicePost, links, term and social media distribution as lines.
- Match paymentsUpload the bank statement. You separate receipts from networks and clients by source.
- Collaborations with a depositFor larger campaigns you issue a deposit and a final invoice.
- Capture receipts and subscriptionsYou record invoices for hosting and tools with their due date.
Typical invoice lines
Examples that often appear on invoices in this industry. You set the prices yourself.
- Sponsored post, 1,200 words, one backlink
- Post with social media distribution, three channels
- Product test with photos and conclusion
- Link placement in an existing post, 12 months
- Guest post on the client’s site
- Collaboration package, November
Tax and invoicing in the UK
What applies to invoices in the UK, in short. As of October 2026.
- VAT
- Standard rate 20 %, reduced rate 5 % and zero rate 0 %. Saldiqo calculates each invoice line with the rate you pick.
- VAT registration
- You must register once your taxable turnover passes £90,000 over any 12 months, or you expect to pass it within the next 30 days. You can deregister below £88,000. Until you are registered, your invoices show no VAT, and Saldiqo adds up your 12-month turnover for you.
- What goes on an invoice
- If you are VAT registered: your VAT number, the tax point, unit prices and the VAT total in pounds. A limited company shows its registered name on every invoice, and its company number, registered office and part of the UK on letters, order forms and the website.
- E-invoicing
- There is no mandate today. From April 2029 e-invoicing is planned for all B2B and B2G sales that carry VAT, through Peppol. The exact date and standard are not yet in law, and the government’s roadmap follows with the Budget on 28 October 2026.
- VAT returns
- VAT returns go to HMRC through Making Tax Digital, usually quarterly, due one month and seven days after the period. Saldiqo shows sales and VAT per rate and exports CSV. It does not submit to HMRC, and for Making Tax Digital you need software recognised by HMRC.
- Record keeping
- Keep VAT records for 6 years.
- Late payment
- Statutory interest on late business payments is the Bank Rate (3.75 % in the second half of 2026) plus 8 points, so 11.75 %. On top comes fixed compensation of £40, £70 or £100, depending on the amount owed (under £1,000, from £1,000, from £10,000). Consumers have no statutory interest.
- Getting paid
- Your sort code and account number are on every invoice. Customers pay by Faster Payments or Bacs, and banks check the account name with Confirmation of Payee. There is no QR standard in the UK.
Frequently asked questions
How do I bill sponsored posts?
As an invoice with post, term and distribution as lines. The advertising label belongs in the post, not in the invoice.
How do I treat affiliate payouts?
You record them as income and assign them to the period they were paid for. You clear the tax treatment with your tax adviser.
Do bloggers in the UK have to charge VAT?
Only once they are VAT registered. Registration is required when taxable turnover passes £90,000 over any 12 months, or is expected to within the next 30 days. Below that you may register voluntarily. If you are not registered, you must not show VAT on your invoices.
Do bloggers in the UK need e-invoicing?
Not today. A mandate for B2B and B2G sales with VAT is planned from April 2029, and the details were still open as of October 2026. You can keep sending PDF invoices for now.
How long should bloggers keep invoices?
Keep VAT records for 6 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.