What should be included on an Australian tax invoice?
A practical Australian tax invoice checklist covering tax invoice wording, ABN, date, descriptions, GST amount and buyer details.
A tax invoice should make the sale easy to verify. Your customer should be able to identify who sold the goods or services, what was sold, when the invoice was issued, how much GST applies and how much is due.
Core tax invoice checklist
business.gov.au lists the key tax invoice details as the words Tax Invoice, your business name, ABN, issue date, a short description of what was sold including quantity and price, and the GST amount payable if any. The ATO also requires enough information to determine the extent to which each sale is taxable. For sales of $1,000 or more, the buyer's identity or ABN is also required.
- The words Tax Invoice.
- Your business name and ABN.
- The invoice issue date.
- A clear description of the goods or services.
- Quantity and price.
- GST amount payable, where GST applies.
- The extent to which each sale is taxable, where required.
- Buyer identity or ABN for sales of $1,000 or more.
- Payment instructions and contact details for cleaner follow-up.
GST amount and total
The ATO notes that GST can be shown as a GST amount or, where the GST amount is exactly one-eleventh of the total price, as a statement that the total price includes GST. The safest workflow is to review GST and total amounts before the PDF is sent.
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This article is general information only and is not tax advice.