VAT Compliance · Section 20 of the VAT Act
SARS VAT Tax Invoice Checklist
Every requirement of a valid SARS Tax Invoice on one page. Pin it next to your invoice template — it is the single easiest way to avoid disallowed input VAT during a SARS verification or audit.
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What a valid Tax Invoice must contain.
- The words 'Tax Invoice', 'VAT Invoice' or 'Invoice'
- Supplier's name, trading name and address
- Supplier's VAT registration number
- Customer's name (and address for invoices > R5,000)
- Customer's VAT registration number (where applicable)
- Serialised invoice number
- Date of issue
- Description of the goods or services supplied
- Quantity or volume supplied
- Value of the supply, the VAT charged and the consideration including VAT
- Where zero-rated, the words 'zero-rated' alongside the line
- Where exempt, the words 'exempt supply'
Above R5,000 you must include the customer's full address. Abridged invoices (under R5,000) may omit address details. SARS strictly enforces these requirements.
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