E-Invoicing in Australia

Mandatory Electronic Invoicing in Australia

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Australia is on the Road to E-invoicing

In Australia, sending B2B and B2G e-invoices is still voluntary. One of the obligations concerning transactions with public entities is that they are required to handle the receipt of e-invoices when suppliers choose to use this method.

Conflicting Regulation: This B2B proposal has not been legislated. The only confirmed mandate (per the ATO) is for B2G.

Implementation timeline

The Australian Government intended to make e-invoicing mandatory in several phases, based on company size. The proposed phases were as follows:

  • July 2022 – Mandatory B2G e-invoicing (receiving).
  • July 2023 – In B2B transactions, large companies were to be required to send electronic invoices in the Peppol format upon request.
  • July 2024 – Medium-sized companies (with a turnover between AUD 10 million and UAD 250 million) would be required to send electronic invoices upon request.
  • July 2025 – All companies, including small businesses (defined as those with an annual turnover of AUD 10 million or less), would be required to exchange electronic invoices in the Peppol format.

The proposed timeline has not gone into force just yet. We are expecting further updates from the Australian government regarding establishing new dates for mandate introduction.

Who is obliged to use e‑Invoicing in Australia

Companies which are requested by their clients to send e-invoices

Archiving requirements for e‑Invoicing in Australia

Storage period: 5 years from invoice date.

What is the required format of an e-invoice

Australia has adopted the Peppol e-Invoicing Network in July 2022 as the common standard for e-Invoicing.

How integrity and authenticity may be ensured?

Integrity and authenticity requirements are meet by an Advanced Electronic Signature

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How can we help

  • Comarch is a Certified PEPPOL Access Point and therefore able to exchange digital documents with all participants of the PEPPOL network

Why is Comarch the best choice?

We have 20+ years of experience in carrying out various EDI, e-invoicing, and other document exchange projects around the world. In those years, we have successfully connected more than 130,000 entities from over 60 countries.

  • 1. Legal compliance

    Full compliance with the latest data exchange regulations and modern data transfer standards

  • 2. Digitization

    Applying new technologies and IT solutions in order to streamline workflows and automate activities and procedures

  • 3. Individual approach

    Tailor-made solutions based on processes specific to each company – own road map and a suitable pace of changes

  • 4.Security

    Highest level of security for all sensitive and important company data

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