ApsisInvoicing for Australian sole traders
When it's just you running the business, admin has to be fast. Apsis handles the ABN, GST and tax invoice rules automatically, so invoicing takes minutes between jobs, not an evening at the desk.
As a sole trader you're the tradesperson, the salesperson and the office all at once, which means invoicing has to fit around the actual work, not compete with it. Apsis is built so a quote sent from your phone between jobs becomes an invoice with one tap once it's accepted - no evening spent reconstructing the day's jobs from memory.
GST, the $75,000 registration threshold, and ABN requirements aren't settings you have to know to turn on - they're built into how quotes and invoices are generated, so the compliance side takes care of itself while you focus on the work.
Common questions
Do sole traders need to issue invoices?
Yes, if you're supplying goods or services in the course of running a business - it's how you formally request and record payment. If you're registered for GST, sales over certain thresholds must be issued as a tax invoice with specific required fields, not just any receipt-style document.
Do I need an ABN to invoice as a sole trader?
You need an ABN to operate as a business and to avoid clients withholding tax from your payment at the top marginal rate. Apsis stores your ABN once and includes it on every invoice and quote automatically.
When does a sole trader need to register for GST?
Once your turnover reaches $75,000 in a rolling 12-month period, GST registration is compulsory, and your invoices need to change - GST added to prices and the tax invoice fields completed. See “GST registration and BAS for sole traders” for the full threshold rules and what changes on the day you register.
What should a sole trader's invoice include?
Your name/business name and ABN, the client's details, a unique invoice number, the date, what was supplied, the total, and - once you're GST-registered - the GST amount and the words “tax invoice”. Apsis generates all of it from the client and job details you already entered.
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