Tax Invoice Template (South Africa)

The SARS tax invoice: the words 'Tax Invoice', both VAT numbers, VAT at 15% and the total in rand. Start from the full example below: change anything, and download it as a PDF, a Word file or an Excel sheet that look exactly like the preview. Free, with no signup and no watermark.

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Look: Monochrome
Currency: South African Rand (ZAR)
Tax lines: VAT 15%
Tax numbers: VAT no. · VAT no.
Extra columns: Unit
Paper: A4 (switch to US Letter in Design)
Download: PDF, Word (.docx) and Excel (.xlsx)

How to write a Tax Invoice (South Africa)

Title it 'Tax Invoice' and print your VAT number and, for invoices over R5,000, the customer's.
Show VAT at 15% separately or state that the price includes VAT at 15%.
Number invoices in sequence and date them; SARS checks both.

Tax Invoice (South Africa) example

The whole example as text, so you can see what goes where. Every business and person in it is made up.

Table Mountain Tours (Pty) Ltd

12 Long Street

Cape Town 8001

bookings@tabletours.co.za · +27 21 555 0133 · tabletours.co.za

VAT no.: 4123456789

TAX INVOICE

Invoice no.: TMT-2026-0788
Date: Oct 6, 2026
Due date: Nov 5, 2026
PO number: SH-2026-1102

Bill to

Safari Horizons Travel

45 Rivonia Road, Sandton

Johannesburg 2196

accounts@safarihorizons.co.za

VAT no.: 4987654321

Description	Qty	Unit	Rate	Amount
Cape Peninsula full-day tour, private14 and 15 September, 8 guests	2	tours	R 4,800.00	R 9,600.00
Winelands half-day tour, private	1	tour	R 3,200.00	R 3,200.00
Airport transfers, Mercedes V-Class	4	trips	R 650.00	R 2,600.00

Subtotal: R 15,400.00
VAT (15%): R 2,310.00
Total: R 17,710.00

Payment details

Bank: First National Bank Account name: Table Mountain Tours (Pty) Ltd Account no.: 62012345678 Branch code: 250655

Terms & conditions

Payment is due within 30 days of the invoice date. Late payments carry interest at 1.5% a month.

Thank you for your business.

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How it works

Open the example

Press “Use this template” and the Tax Invoice (South Africa) example opens in the editor, with the preview beside it.

Make it yours

Type over your business and your customer, add or remove lines, set the tax; the totals and the preview update as you type.

Download it

PDF for sending, Word for editing, Excel for your books. All three carry the same lines and totals.

Frequently asked questions

Is this Tax Invoice (South Africa) template free?

Yes. Editing, every look and the PDF, Word and Excel downloads are free, with no signup, no watermark and no payment step at the end.

Do I have to use the example?

No. “Use this template” opens the example ready to edit; “Start empty” keeps the Tax Invoice (South Africa) fields and tax lines with nothing filled in.

Can I switch to another type or look later?

Yes. Your business, your customer and your lines stay as they are when you switch to any of the other 65 invoice types, and the look, colour, font and paper size can be changed at any time.

Where is my invoice kept?

On this computer only, so it is still here when you come back, and your business details are filled in for the next invoice. Nothing is stored anywhere else. “Save a copy” makes a file you can open on another computer.

Good to know: The total in words is written in English. Arabic and Urdu text reads right to left, but the page layout is not mirrored. The Word download keeps the design, but lines can break a little differently than in the PDF. Your invoice and your business details are kept on this computer until you remove them.

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