Australian Invoice Template: ABN, GST 10%, Tax Invoice & A4

Open a ready Australian tax invoice: title Tax Invoice, currency AUD, tax labelled GST at 10%, paper A4. Last updated August 2026.

Type the job and download a PDF. Nothing is uploaded.

We built this preset because tradies kept sending us US Letter files that still said TAX. Country notes sit on the Australia invoice template page.

What should an Australian invoice template include?

An Australian invoice template should include the seller's name and ABN, the issue date, a description of what was sold with quantity and price, the GST amount or the line "Total price includes GST", and enough detail to show each sale is taxable. Sales of $1,000 or more also need the buyer's name or ABN. The ATO lists those points on its tax invoice page.

A unique invoice number isn't on the ATO's seven-point list for sales under $1,000. Put one on anyway; you'll want AU-2026-014 when you chase a late transfer.

Longer field list: what to include on an invoice.

Do I need an ABN on my invoice?

Yes, if you're issuing a tax invoice. The ATO's ruling GSTR 2013/1 says the supplier's identity and ABN must be clearly ascertainable from the document itself. A trading name on the ABR isn't enough: print the 11 digits.

Leave the ABN off and two things break: your GST-registered client can't claim the credit, and if the payment is more than $75 excluding GST the payer is told to withhold 47% (ATO no-ABN withholding). On a $2,200 invoice that's $1,034 held back.

You get an ABN free from the Australian Business Register, and you don't need a company. Sole traders invoice under their own legal name plus the ABN (invoicing without a company).

How do I show GST at 10% on a tax invoice?

GST in Australia is 10% on taxable sales. Show the GST amount on its own line, or, if GST is exactly one-eleventh of the total, write "Total price includes GST."

Either form satisfies the ATO. Don't invent a third rate.

Worked numbers: quote $1,100 plus GST and you get GST of $110 and a total of $1,210.00. Quoted $1,210 inclusive, GST is $1,210 ÷ 11 = $110.00. Same money.

Only GST-registered businesses charge GST. Register once GST turnover hits $75,000 ($150,000 for non-profits), or immediately for taxi or ride-sourcing travel (ATO GST registration).

Not registered? Don't add a GST line, and don't title the document Tax Invoice.

Why must the invoice say Tax Invoice?

The words Tax Invoice tell the ATO, and the client's software, that the document is meant to support a GST credit. A tidy PDF titled Invoice can still fail that test. Those two words do it.

If you're not GST-registered, skip that title. Call it Invoice.

We'd rather you send a plain invoice with an ABN than a fake tax invoice. The legal name has its own page: tax invoice.

How do I fill a free Australian invoice template?

Open the preset, swap the sample lines for the real job, and download the PDF the day you deliver. You don't need Xero or MYOB for this.

1. Open the AUD tax invoice preset or the Australia page
2. Put your legal name, address, and ABN at the top
3. Add the client; their identity or ABN on totals of $1,000 or more
4. Number it, date it, write a due date
5. Itemize the work in AUD on A4
6. Keep GST at 10% if you're registered; delete the tax row if you're not
7. Add BSB, account name, and account number
8. Download the PDF and keep a copy for five years

Worked example. Jordan Hale, GST-registered sole trader in Brunswick, redesigned a menu for Northside Coffee in Fitzroy. Invoice AU-2026-014, issued 20 August 2026, due 3 September 2026.

If a customer asks for a tax invoice, the ATO gives you 28 days, unless the sale is $82.50 or less including GST. Keep records five years (ATO record-keeping).

Need a blank page with no GST, start from a free invoice. Want the tool that's just the PDF, see invoice software. Typing from scratch lives in how to write an invoice.