Five ATO-compliant tax invoice templates in Word (.docx) and print-ready formats, including a non-GST version for sole traders. No signup required: pick a template and start invoicing.
Every template includes ABN and business-identity fields and meets ATO tax invoice requirements. Download as Word (.docx), which also opens in Google Docs, or use the print-ready version and save it as a PDF.
A clean, ATO-compliant tax invoice with GST line items, ABN, and payment terms. Works for any GST-registered Australian business.
Best for: General businesses
Built for tradespeople: separate labour and materials lines, call-out fee, plus job/site address and work-completed date fields.
Best for: Plumbers, electricians, builders
Streamlined tax invoice with a project reference, hourly-rate lines, and milestone or revision rows for project work.
Best for: Consultants, designers, developers
For ongoing services and monthly retainers: billing period, agreement reference, retainer line, and an overage-hours row.
Best for: IT support, agencies, commercial cleaning
For sole traders and small businesses not registered for GST: headed "Invoice" (not "Tax Invoice"), no GST column, with the required no-GST statement.
Best for: Sole traders under the $75,000 GST threshold
The free online invoice generator fills in the same ATO-compliant layout in your browser, calculates GST for you, and downloads a finished PDF. No template editing, no signup.
Open the free invoice generatorThe ATO does not publish a downloadable invoice template. Instead it publishes the rules: for a tax invoice to be valid, it must show seven pieces of information. Every GST template on this page is built around that list, so whichever layout you pick, the compliance boxes are already there to fill in:
Two thresholds to remember. For any sale of $1,000 or more (including GST), the tax invoice must also show the buyer’s identity or ABN; the templates include a field for it. And once a sale reaches $82.50 (including GST), you must give the customer a tax invoice within 28 days if they ask for one. The full rules, with a worked checklist, are in our guide to tax invoice requirements in Australia.
If you’re registered for GST (compulsory once your turnover reaches $75,000, or $150,000 for not-for-profits), apply the flat 10% rate to each line:
A tradie invoices $1,000 (ex-GST) for a job, say $600 labour and $400 in materials. GST is $1,000 ÷ 10 = $100. The invoice shows a $1,000 subtotal, $100 GST, and a $1,100 total payable. If the customer instead agreed a $1,100 GST-inclusive price, the GST already inside it is $1,100 ÷ 11 = $100.
Authoritative source: ATO: Tax invoices (what a valid tax invoice must include).
Plenty of sole traders sit under the $75,000 GST registration threshold: a side business, the first year of freelancing, a weekend lawn-mowing run. If that’s you and you have not voluntarily registered, your invoices follow different rules, and using a standard tax invoice template is actually a mistake.
The non-GST template above handles all four points, in Word and print-ready formats. If your turnover is approaching the threshold, estimate your position with the sole trader tax calculator and read the GST registration section of our tax invoice requirements guide. Once you register, switch to any of the tax invoice templates on this page and start charging GST from your registration date.
What each template includes and when to reach for it.
The default choice for any GST-registered business. It carries the seven ATO-required elements out of the box: the words “Tax Invoice”, your business name and ABN, the date of issue, itemised descriptions with quantities, a 10% GST line, and a statement that the total includes GST. The layout finishes with a subtotal, GST and total payable, then payment details (BSB, account and PayID) and payment terms. Two things to check before you send it: if the sale is $1,000 or more including GST, fill in the buyer’s identity or ABN field, and if a customer asks for a tax invoice on any sale of $82.50 or more you must issue one within 28 days. Use the GST calculator to double-check your GST line.
Trade jobs get queried when a customer cannot see what they paid for, so this template splits the bill into labour lines (hours at your rate), a call-out fee, and separate materials lines. It also adds a job/site address field and a work-completed date, which insurers, property managers and strata committees routinely ask for. GST applies to both labour and materials at the same 10% rate, so the template totals everything into one subtotal, one GST line and one amount payable. If you price jobs before you invoice them, the tradie quote calculator works out materials, labour, markup and GST so the quote and the final invoice line up.
Made for project-based work: a project or purchase-order reference at the top, hourly-rate lines (for example, 4 hours at $120/hr), and rows for fixed-price milestones or revision rounds. Sole traders invoice under their own ABN, and the template includes the ABN field the ATO requires; without an ABN on the invoice, business customers may have to withhold 47% of the payment. This version assumes you are registered for GST. If your turnover is under $75,000 and you have not registered, use the non-GST template below instead. Not sure what your rate needs to be to cover tax and unbillable time? The hourly rate calculator works backwards from your income goal.
For ongoing agreements billed on a cycle: IT support, marketing retainers, bookkeeping, gardening rounds and commercial cleaning contracts. It adds two fields the one-off templates do not have: a billing period (for example, 1-31 July) so the client can see exactly which month they are paying for, and an agreement or contract reference. The line items show the fixed retainer plus an overage row for hours above the retainer cap, and GST is calculated across the lot. Keep the invoice number sequential across periods so your records stay audit-ready. If you bill the same clients every month, the OneBookPlus invoicing feature can raise and email these automatically instead of you editing a document each cycle.
If you are not registered for GST, your invoices must look different in three ways, and this template handles all of them. It is headed “Invoice” rather than “Tax Invoice”, it has no GST column or GST line in the totals, and it carries the statement “No GST has been charged. [Your business name] is not registered for GST.” You still show your ABN, itemised descriptions, the date, an invoice number and payment details. Do not add 10% to your prices: a business that is not registered for GST must not charge it. Check where you stand with the sole trader tax calculator, and verify any ABN with the ABN lookup tool.
Every template is built to meet Australian tax invoice requirements out of the box.
Automatic 10% GST breakdown with subtotal, GST amount, and total inc. GST (the non-GST template swaps this for the required no-GST statement).
Designated fields for your ABN, business name, address, and contact information.
Pre-formatted sections for payment due dates, BSB/account number, and PayID.
Each template downloads as a Word (.docx) file that also opens in Google Docs, plus a print-ready web version you can save as PDF.
Meets all ATO requirements for tax invoices including the 7 mandatory elements.
Everything you need to know about invoice requirements in Australia.
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