Invoice Template Australia
Use our free Australian invoice template to create invoices or tax invoices (incl. GST) for your Australian business.
Use our free Australian invoice template to create invoices or tax invoices (incl. GST) for your Australian business.
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GST in Australia is a single rate of 10% on most goods and services. Only GST-registered businesses charge GST, and they must issue tax invoices for their taxable sales.
For most businesses and sole traders, you must register for GST once your GST turnover is $75,000 or more in any rolling 12-month period (or if you expect to reach it). The threshold is $150,000 for non-profit organisations. Some cases require registration regardless of turnover — for example taxi, limousine, and ride-sourcing drivers. If you stay under the threshold you can still register voluntarily. Once registered, you must follow the ATO rules, issue a tax invoice when required, and charge GST on your taxable sales. If you’re not registered, you must not charge GST, and your invoice shouldn’t be labelled a tax invoice.
A regular invoice requests payment, but a tax invoice is the document your customers rely on to claim GST credits. For taxable sales (generally when requested), your tax invoice must include the mandatory details: the words “Tax Invoice”, your business name, your ABN, the date, a description of each item, the price, the total payable, and the GST amount (or a statement that the total includes GST). For tax invoices of $1,000 or more, you must also include the customer’s identity (name or ABN). Getting these right helps you avoid disputes and ATO penalties.
If you’re GST registered, you charge 10% GST on each taxable sale and show it on the tax invoice you issue. Some sales are GST-free (for example certain food, medical and health supplies, and some exports). In other cases the ATO treats supplies as input-taxed (such as certain financial supplies and residential rent), which means you don’t charge GST on them. Make sure each invoice clearly shows the item description, the price, the GST amount (or that the sale is GST-free), and the total payable so customers know exactly what they’re being charged.
You generally need an ABN to invoice properly in Australia, because it identifies you as the supplier and supports tax reporting. If you don’t include an ABN, your business customers are legally required to withhold 47% of the payment under the no-ABN withholding rules — so it pays to have your ABN in place and shown on every invoice and tax invoice. If you plan to register for GST, sort out your ABN first.
Every Australian business lodges an annual tax return covering its income and expenses for the financial year (1 July to 30 June). If you’re registered for GST, you also lodge a Business Activity Statement (BAS), usually quarterly. In your BAS you report your sales, the GST you collected, and the GST credits you can claim on business purchases (you need a valid tax invoice for each). Based on the result, you either pay the difference to the ATO or receive a refund — accurate records reduce the risk of penalties.
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You must register once your GST turnover reaches $75,000 or more in a rolling 12-month period ($150,000 for non-profits), or if you expect to reach it. Below that you can register voluntarily.
The words “Tax Invoice”, your business name and ABN, the date, a description and price for each item, the total, and the GST amount (or a note that the total includes GST). For sales of $1,000 or more, also include the customer’s name or ABN. You can create one with our free invoice generator.
In practice, yes. Without an ABN on your invoice, your business customers must withhold 47% of the payment under the no-ABN withholding rules. This applies to sole traders as well as larger businesses.
A regular invoice requests payment. A tax invoice is issued by GST-registered businesses, shows the GST, and lets the customer claim GST credits. Only GST-registered businesses should label an invoice a “Tax Invoice”.
The ATO requires you to keep business records, including tax invoices, for at least five years.
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