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Australian Tax Invoice Template
Create a tax invoice with your ABN, GST at 10% shown as its own figure and Australian date and currency formatting, then download a PDF.
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What the ATO asks a tax invoice to show
For a sale under A$1,000 the list is short. The first item is easy to misread: what the ATO asks is that the document indicates it is intended to be a tax invoice. Printing the words “Tax invoice” is how almost everyone satisfies that, and this generator does, but the wording is the usual evidence of the requirement rather than the requirement itself. Above A$1,000 the buyer’s identity is needed as well.
- That the document is intended to be a tax invoice
- Your identity as the seller, and your ABN
- The date the invoice was issued
- A description of the items sold, with quantity and price
- The GST amount payable, or a statement that the total price includes GST
- The extent to which each sale on the invoice is taxable
- The buyer’s identity or ABN, for sales of A$1,000 or more
A worked Australian tax invoice
GST is a flat 10%, which makes the arithmetic easy to check: the GST is exactly one tenth of the GST-exclusive amount, and the total is eleven tenths of it.
| Description | Qty | Rate | GST | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site inspection and photographic record | 1 | A$450.00 | 10% | A$450.00 |
| Condition report preparation | 6 hrs | A$140.00 | 10% | A$840.00 |
| Total excluding GST | A$1,290.00 | |||
| GST at 10% | A$129.00 | |||
| Total including GST | A$1,419.00 | |||
Because every line here is taxable, the invoice can also state “Total price includes GST” instead of showing the A$129.00 separately. Where a sale is partly GST-free, the extent of the taxable part has to be shown, so keeping GST on its own line is the safer habit.
ABN, GST registration and the threshold
These three are related but not the same, and only one of them is about the invoice.
- ABN
- An eleven-digit business number. Without one quoted, a business customer may be required to withhold from your payment at the top rate, subject to the exceptions in the withholding rules.
- GST registration
- Separate from having an ABN. Compulsory once turnover reaches the registration threshold, and optional below it. You only charge GST once registered.
- GST-free vs input-taxed
- GST-free supplies carry no GST but you can still claim credits on their inputs. Input-taxed supplies carry no GST and you cannot.
Before you send it
Confirm the ABN is right, that the document reads as a tax invoice, and that a sale of A$1,000 or more names the buyer.
Invoice Workshop lays the document out and does the arithmetic. It does not decide whether you must be registered for GST, whether a particular supply is taxable, GST-free or input-taxed, or whether a document it produces meets the ATO’s requirements in your circumstances. The requirements above were checked against ATO guidance on 2 September 2026. The ATO or your accountant is the place to settle anything that matters.