Invoice Workshop

Research · October 2026

Australian Tax Invoice Checklist

What the Australian Taxation Office expects to see on a tax invoice, as a ten-point checklist. Registration and threshold figures change at budgets and rulings — confirm the current numbers with theATOrather than relying on memory. This is general information, not tax advice.

  1. Your Australian Business Number (ABN). Shown on the invoice. You cannot issue a tax invoice or charge GST before you hold an ABN and are registered for GST.
  2. The words “tax invoice”. Shown prominently, ideally in the heading, so the recipient can file it without thinking.
  3. Seller identity and address. Your business name and address as registered.
  4. Buyer identity. The customer name and address on every tax invoice you issue.
  5. Unique sequential invoice number. One unbroken sequence, no gaps, no repeats.
  6. Issue date. The date the invoice is issued; the tax point follows GST rules, not memory.
  7. Line-by-line description. What was supplied, with quantity and unit price per line.
  8. GST shown separately. The GST amount as its own figure, not buried in the total. Zero-rated and GST-free items still appear with their treatment shown.
  9. Total excluding GST and total payable. Both figures, so the recipient can verify the arithmetic.
  10. Keep records. Both parties keep the invoice; thresholds and registration rules change, so confirm current figures with the ATO rather than memory.

Make one

The Australian tax invoice generatorimplements this layout with ABN field, GST shown separately and PDF download, free with no signup. Blank files:Excel andWord.