30 March 2024

GSTR 2013/1 Goods and services tax: tax invoices
11 April 2013

Document intended to be a tax invoice

It must be clear from the document that it was intended to be a tax invoice or recipient created tax invoice.12 This is an objective test that must be satisfied by reference to that document.

18. This requirement may be satisfied by including the words 'Tax Invoice'; 'GST Invoice'; 'Recipient Created Tax Invoice'; 'Tax Invoice Issued by the Recipient' or 'Recipient Created GST Invoice' in the heading of the document. A statement in the body of the document could also make the intention clear.

19. If it is unclear from the document that it was intended to be a tax invoice, the recipient may be able to treat the document as a tax invoice under subsection 29-70(1A) by using other documents to evidence that intention.

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