Create your tax invoice

A tax invoice generator gives businesses registered for GST, VAT, or sales tax a clean way to issue invoices that show tax properly. When the rules require you to identify the seller, the buyer, the tax rate, and the tax amount as separate lines on every taxable sale, a structured document beats a hand-written bill every time. This tax invoice generator is built for sole traders, retailers, service providers, and small businesses that need compliant-looking output without buying accounting software. Enter your tax registration details, list the taxable items, set the tax rate, and the live preview shows the tax as its own line in the totals. No signup, no watermark, no software to install — just a clean PDF you can download and send to the customer in under a minute.

What is a tax invoice?

A tax invoice is a specific type of invoice issued by a business registered for a value-added or sales tax system — GST in India, Singapore, and Australia, VAT in the UK and EU, sales tax in many US states. Unlike a regular commercial invoice, a tax invoice carries the tax registration details of the seller, identifies the buyer where required, and shows the tax rate and tax amount as separate lines so the customer can claim input tax credit where eligible. Many tax systems require a tax invoice for any sale above a threshold amount, and the document must be retained for a number of years. The exact fields differ by jurisdiction — always check your local rules — but the structure is broadly the same: parties, items, tax, total, and a unique serial number.

What to include on a tax invoice

• Seller details and tax registration: Business name, address, and the GSTIN, VAT number, or sales tax ID required by your jurisdiction.
• Buyer details and registration: Customer name and address, plus their tax registration when required for input tax credit.
• Tax invoice number and date: A unique, sequential reference and the issue date.
• Taxable supplies: A description, quantity, and unit price for each product or service.
• Tax rate and tax amount: The rate applied and the tax charged, shown as their own lines so the customer can verify.
• Total payable: The net amount, the tax, and the final total including tax.
• Payment terms and notes: Due date, payment method, and any jurisdiction-specific notes.

How to create a tax invoice online

1. Open the tax invoice generator above and choose a template that fits your business.
2. Enter your business name, address, and tax registration number in the Supplier section.
3. Add the customer's details and tax registration in the Recipient section if required.
4. Fill in the tax invoice number, issue date, and due date.
5. Add a line for each taxable item with description, quantity, and unit price.
6. Set the tax rate in the totals panel so the tax appears as its own line — or verify your rate and breakdown using our VAT calculator.
7. Add payment instructions and any jurisdiction-specific notes.
8. Preview the live document, then download the PDF and verify every locally required field is present.

Tax Invoice vs Regular Invoice

A regular invoice asks a customer to pay; a tax invoice does the same but also serves as the formal record needed for tax accounting. The difference matters when the seller is registered for a value-added or sales tax. A regular invoice may show a single total and is fine for casual billing between unregistered parties. A tax invoice breaks the amount into net, tax, and total, identifies both parties by their tax registrations, and carries a unique serial number that ties it to the seller's tax return. If the customer is also registered, they typically need the tax invoice to claim input tax credit on the purchase. For B2B transactions in particular, a tax invoice is often a legal requirement, not a nice-to-have.

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