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Electronic Invoicing Australia
Australia is a country with a strong common law legacy, and traditionally leans towards the invoice post audit model.
However, in the last few years, things are changing.
As a country that focuses on having a strong culture of compliance, Australia has directed its attention on the record retention, tax reporting, and archiving when regarding e-invoicing.
Despite that, in recent years we are seeing a larger number of transactions and a shift towards a clearance model, first with different initiatives from the Australian Digital Business Council. Governmental bodies have provided sets of open standards that businesses can adopt an e-invoicing interoperability framework.
In 2019, the Governments of Australia and New Zealand announced the adoption of the Peppol Framework for e-invoicing in the Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Government (B2G) sectors. Therefore, to send and receive e-invoices in those countries, companies must use an accredited Access Point by the Peppol Authority to exchange standardized documents based on a 4-corner model.
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) operates as the Peppol Authority in Australia, manages the local invoice specifications, and regulates the use of e invoicing.
Regarding B2G transactions the Australian government has mandated the adoption of Peppol e-invoicing since July 2022 for all Commonwealth agencies.
Furthermore, regarding B2B transactions there is an initiative from the Treasury Department with the Business eInvoicing Right (BER) to permit businesses to require their suppliers to issue invoices via Peppol network.
The schedule of this initiative started as of July 2023 in a gradual phase, allowing any company to require their large suppliers to provide Peppol e-invoices. Then as of July 2024, for medium-sized suppliers. And as of July 2025, for any supplier.
Stay tuned for more updates.
Want to learn more about e-Invoicing compliance?
Download our Global e-invoicing and Tax Compliance fact sheet here for more information.
Electronic Invoicing Australia
Australia is a country with a strong common law legacy, and traditionally leans towards the invoice post audit model.
However, in the last few years, things are changing.
As a country that focuses on having a strong culture of compliance, Australia has directed its attention on the record retention, tax reporting, and archiving when regarding e-invoicing.
Despite that, in recent years we are seeing a larger number of transactions and a shift towards a clearance model, first with different initiatives from the Australian Digital Business Council. Governmental bodies have provided sets of open standards that businesses can adopt an e-invoicing interoperability framework.
In 2019, the Governments of Australia and New Zealand announced the adoption of the Peppol Framework for e-invoicing in the Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Government (B2G) sectors. Therefore, to send and receive e-invoices in those countries, companies must use an accredited Access Point by the Peppol Authority to exchange standardized documents based on a 4-corner model.
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) operates as the Peppol Authority in Australia, manages the local invoice specifications, and regulates the use of e invoicing.
Regarding B2G transactions the Australian government has mandated the adoption of Peppol e-invoicing since July 2022 for all Commonwealth agencies.
Furthermore, regarding B2B transactions there is an initiative from the Treasury Department with the Business eInvoicing Right (BER) to permit businesses to require their suppliers to issue invoices via Peppol network.
The schedule of this initiative started as of July 2023 in a gradual phase, allowing any company to require their large suppliers to provide Peppol e-invoices. Then as of July 2024, for medium-sized suppliers. And as of July 2025, for any supplier.
Stay tuned for more updates.
Want to learn more about e-Invoicing compliance?
Download our Global e-invoicing and Tax Compliance fact sheet here for more information.
Archiving
Invoice archiving is allowed in Australia. Invoices can be stored for a period of up to 5 years after completion of the GST transaction. Stored e-invoices must be readable or printed out.
Storage abroad is allowed subject to access and legibility.
Want to know more about Basware’s archiving services?
Download our Basware Vault fact sheet here to learn more about our flexible and scalable solution.
Archiving
Invoice archiving is allowed in Australia. Invoices can be stored for a period of up to 5 years after completion of the GST transaction. Stored e-invoices must be readable or printed out.
Storage abroad is allowed subject to access and legibility.
Want to know more about Basware’s archiving services?
Download our Basware Vault fact sheet here to learn more about our flexible and scalable solution.
Basware Services
All Basware Services are available in Australia.
Want to find out how we can help in your specific case?
Speak to a member of our team to learn more.
Basware Services
All Basware Services are available in Australia.
Want to find out how we can help in your specific case?
Speak to a member of our team to learn more.
Interoperability
The Basware Network is an open network, allowing us to connect to other open networks in Australia.
We have developed connections with:
- 4 Solutions – Health Supply Network
- Leadtec
- Huxmills
This allows us to deliver invoices over the Basware Network to customers across the globe.
Interoperability
The Basware Network is an open network, allowing us to connect to other open networks in Australia.
We have developed connections with:
- 4 Solutions – Health Supply Network
- Leadtec
- Huxmills
This allows us to deliver invoices over the Basware Network to customers across the globe.
Our advice
Australia currently allows various invoicing methods: paper, PDF, electronic, and portal key-in invoices.
The pre-dominant method of invoicing is emailed PDFs, with true electronic invoicing (XML or EDI-based) still limited to a handful of large organisations.
We strongly advise our receiving customers to implement e-invoices and smart capture methods for PDF invoices and avoid having to process them using OCR-techniques. This has no impact on suppliers and improves the efficiency and accuracy of the capture process.
Want to understand how we can help in your case?
Get in touch with our experts.
Our advice
Australia currently allows various invoicing methods: paper, PDF, electronic, and portal key-in invoices.
The pre-dominant method of invoicing is emailed PDFs, with true electronic invoicing (XML or EDI-based) still limited to a handful of large organisations.
We strongly advise our receiving customers to implement e-invoices and smart capture methods for PDF invoices and avoid having to process them using OCR-techniques. This has no impact on suppliers and improves the efficiency and accuracy of the capture process.
Want to understand how we can help in your case?
Get in touch with our experts.
Electronic Invoicing Australia
Australia is a country with a strong common law legacy, and traditionally leans towards the invoice post audit model.
However, in the last few years, things are changing.
As a country that focuses on having a strong culture of compliance, Australia has directed its attention on the record retention, tax reporting, and archiving when regarding e-invoicing.
Despite that, in recent years we are seeing a larger number of transactions and a shift towards a clearance model, first with different initiatives from the Australian Digital Business Council. Governmental bodies have provided sets of open standards that businesses can adopt an e-invoicing interoperability framework.
In 2019, the Governments of Australia and New Zealand announced the adoption of the Peppol Framework for e-invoicing in the Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Government (B2G) sectors. Therefore, to send and receive e-invoices in those countries, companies must use an accredited Access Point by the Peppol Authority to exchange standardized documents based on a 4-corner model.
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) operates as the Peppol Authority in Australia, manages the local invoice specifications, and regulates the use of e invoicing.
Regarding B2G transactions the Australian government has mandated the adoption of Peppol e-invoicing since July 2022 for all Commonwealth agencies.
Furthermore, regarding B2B transactions there is an initiative from the Treasury Department with the Business eInvoicing Right (BER) to permit businesses to require their suppliers to issue invoices via Peppol network.
The schedule of this initiative started as of July 2023 in a gradual phase, allowing any company to require their large suppliers to provide Peppol e-invoices. Then as of July 2024, for medium-sized suppliers. And as of July 2025, for any supplier.
Stay tuned for more updates.
Want to learn more about e-Invoicing compliance?
Download our Global e-invoicing and Tax Compliance fact sheet here for more information.
Archiving
Invoice archiving is allowed in Australia. Invoices can be stored for a period of up to 5 years after completion of the GST transaction. Stored e-invoices must be readable or printed out.
Storage abroad is allowed subject to access and legibility.
Want to know more about Basware’s archiving services?
Download our Basware Vault fact sheet here to learn more about our flexible and scalable solution.
Basware Services
All Basware Services are available in Australia.
Want to find out how we can help in your specific case?
Speak to a member of our team to learn more.
Interoperability
The Basware Network is an open network, allowing us to connect to other open networks in Australia.
We have developed connections with:
- 4 Solutions – Health Supply Network
- Leadtec
- Huxmills
This allows us to deliver invoices over the Basware Network to customers across the globe.
Our advice
Australia currently allows various invoicing methods: paper, PDF, electronic, and portal key-in invoices.
The pre-dominant method of invoicing is emailed PDFs, with true electronic invoicing (XML or EDI-based) still limited to a handful of large organisations.
We strongly advise our receiving customers to implement e-invoices and smart capture methods for PDF invoices and avoid having to process them using OCR-techniques. This has no impact on suppliers and improves the efficiency and accuracy of the capture process.
Want to understand how we can help in your case?
Get in touch with our experts.
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