Australia: invoice requirements and VAT rates
An Australian tax invoice states that it is a tax invoice, shows the seller’s ABN and the GST, and for sales of AUD 1,000 or more identifies the buyer by name or ABN.
Rates last checked on 15 October 2026. Main legal basis: A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999, tax invoice rules administered by the ATO.
Open the invoice generator for Australia
GST rates
| Rate | Type | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| 10 % | Standard |
Fields an invoice must show
The checklist in the generator applies these. Each requirement names its legal basis. Amounts are in AUD by default.
| Field | Basis | When |
|---|---|---|
| Title "tax invoice" | ATO: the document must be intended as a tax invoice | Always |
| Seller name | ATO: seller’s identity | Always |
| Seller tax ID | ATO: seller’s ABN | Always |
| Invoice date | ATO: date the invoice was issued | Always |
| Description of every line | ATO: brief description of the items | Always |
| Quantity of every line | ATO: quantity, if applicable | Always |
| Unit price of every line | ATO: price | Always |
| Tax amount | ATO: GST payable, or the statement "Total price includes GST" | Always |
| Tax rate of every line | ATO: extent to which each sale is a taxable sale | Always |
| Customer name | ATO: buyer’s identity or ABN on sales of AUD 1,000 or more | On invoices of 1,000 AUD or more |
| Total amount | ATO: total price | Always |
Identifiers
- ABN: for example 51 824 753 556
- ACN
Good to know
- GST is 10 %. A customer who asks for a tax invoice must receive one within 28 days, unless the sale is AUD 82.50 or less including GST.
- If the GST is exactly one eleventh of the total price you can state "Total price includes GST" instead of a separate amount.
- Where one invoice mixes taxable and non-taxable items, each taxable sale must be identifiable. Use the GST-free (zero rate) option for GST-free lines.
E-invoicing
Australia’s e-invoicing network uses the Peppol PINT A-NZ specification, a different customisation of Peppol. The BIS Billing 3.0 file from this tool is not that format, so the export is not offered here.
Peppol
Not offered for Australia: the A-NZ customisation has a different customisation ID and rules.
Draftbill does not offer the Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 export for Australia.