Invoice template South Africa
A full South African tax invoice from a VAT vendor, with the details SARS lists in its VAT 404 guide for supplies over R5,000. Change the business, customer and lines, and VAT is added at 15%.
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What's included
- Your name, address and VAT registration number
- The customer's name, address and VAT registration number
- A serial number and the date of issue
- A full description of the goods or services, with the quantity
- The value of the supply, the VAT at 15% and the total
How to change it
- Replace the sample VAT numbers with yours and your customer's.
- For a sale under R5,000, SARS allows an abridged tax invoice without the customer's details. You can leave the To box shorter.
- If you aren't a VAT vendor, change the heading to "Invoice" and clear the VAT.
Questions
What must a South African tax invoice include?
For a full tax invoice, SARS's VAT 404 guide lists the supplier's name, address and VAT registration number, the recipient's name, address and VAT registration number, a serial number and date of issue, a full description of the goods or services, the quantity or volume, and the price and VAT.
When is a full tax invoice needed?
SARS says a full tax invoice is needed when the consideration is more than R5,000 including VAT. Below that you can issue an abridged one, except for zero-rated supplies. Under R50 you don't need a tax invoice.
What's the VAT rate in South Africa?
SARS gives the standard rate as 15%. Some supplies are zero-rated or exempt.