How to Make an Invoice With an ABN

Making an invoice with your ABN is the standard practice for Australian businesses. The ABN appears at the top of the invoice next to your business name so clients can verify your status and avoid the No-ABN Withholding rule (which forces them to withhold 47% of the payment without one).

To make an invoice with an ABN: 1. Open an invoice template or generator like InvoiceSonic 2. Add your business name and place your 11-digit ABN beneath it (format: ABN: XX XXX XXX XXX) 3. Include your address, phone, and email 4. Generate a unique sequential invoice number and today's date 5. Add the client's name and billing address 6. List each item or service with description, quantity, and rate 7. Calculate subtotal, GST (if registered), and total 8. Set payment terms and add bank, BPAY, or PayID details 9. Save as PDF and send to the client

You can verify your ABN at abn.business.gov.au before issuing — clients sometimes check it. If you're not yet GST registered, leave GST off and simply title the document "Invoice" instead of "Tax Invoice". InvoiceSonic stores your ABN once and prints it on every invoice automatically.