Australia – E-Invoicing & Peppol Compliance Guide
Australia continues to expand its national e-invoicing program, built on the Peppol framework to increase efficiency, reduce errors, prevent fraud, and streamline B2B and B2G invoicing processes.
While e-invoicing is not yet mandatory, both the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the Australian Government are pushing strongly toward wider adoption across the private and public sectors.
Eaglessoft helps Australian businesses achieve seamless Peppol-based e-invoicing, integrate ERP systems, and stay compliant with upcoming regulatory developments.
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Treasury
5 years.
PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0.
Users must have an accredited PEPPOL Access Point, capable of creating the messages according to the specifications of the PEPPOL network. EDICOM is an Australian tax authority accredited access point.
Currently only the Commonwealth’s agency’s must adopt the electronic invoice by July 1st 2022.
Not mandatory.
- https://treasury.gov.au/
- https://www.ato.gov.au/businesses-and-organisations
Timeline for the Australia E-invoicing mandates
Who Must Comply?
This mandate applies to all VAT-registered companies operating in Australia, including:
Mandatory
must receive Peppol e-invoices
Voluntary
✔ State agencies
✔ All B2B enterprises
✔ Software providers & ERP platforms
Current Status of E-Invoicing in Australia
At Eaglessoft, we provide a fully compliant, reliable, and scalable solution for the Australia E-invoicing mandate.
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AUSTRALIA REGULATION
Only for federal agencies (B2G receiving). B2B remains voluntary.
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (A-NZ specification).
No. ATO states that only structured XML exchanged via Peppol qualifies.
The government is evaluating it; no official timeline yet.
Yes, to send or receive Peppol e-invoices.